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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y62                                Issued 2003 Dec. 24, 20:25 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
             Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 YT70
    
    Observations:
         K03Y70T* C2003 12 22.21992 04 28 56.45 +23 28 39.5          20.4   EY062704
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 22.23816 04 29 05.51 +23 29 09.1          20.0   EY062704
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 22.25145 04 29 12.21 +23 29 29.1          20.5   EY062704
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 22.26451 04 29 18.72 +23 29 50.9          20.3   EY062704
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 24.31726 04 48 26.89 +24 20 22.6          20.2 R EY062649
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 24.31904 04 48 27.84 +24 20 25.3          20.3 R EY062649
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 24.32081 04 48 28.70 +24 20 27.0          20.5 R EY062649
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 24.32258 04 48 29.69 +24 20 28.8          20.3 R EY062649
         K03Y70T 1C2003 12 24.59209 04 51 03.97 +24 29 12.5          20.1 R EY062413
         K03Y70T 1C2003 12 24.60042 04 51 08.24 +24 29 22.6          20.3 R EY062413
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 24.81868 04 53 19.11 +24 31 00.9                 EY062246
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 24.82093 04 53 20.32 +24 31 03.4                 EY062246
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 24.82152 04 53 20.63 +24 31 04.1                 EY062246
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 24.82241 04 53 21.07 +24 31 04.9                 EY062246
         K03Y70T  C2003 12 24.82299 04 53 21.32 +24 31 07.2          19.5 V EY062246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman,
        S. Granger.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
        1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 YT70
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M   4.42291              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.49343923     Peri.    9.99745     +0.10084079     -0.99488243
    a   1.5860380      Node    74.21517     +0.91235026     +0.08993322
    e   0.3453930      Incl.    0.37703     +0.39679736     +0.04605406
    P   2.00           H   25.6           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    031222 704  0.2+  0.4+    031224 649  0.2+  0.5+    031224 246  0.0   0.4+
    031222 704  0.5-  0.2+    031224 649  0.7-  0.1+    031224 246  0.3+  0.2-
    031222 704  0.3+  1.0-    031224 649  0.2+  0.1-    031224 246  0.3+  0.4-
    031222 704  0.0   0.2+    031224 413  0.2+  0.1-    031224 246  0.1-  0.8-
    031224 649  0.0   0.2-    031224 413  0.4+  0.2+    031224 246  0.8-  0.7+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 YT70                a,e,i = 1.59, 0.35, 0                   q = 1.0382
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 12 17    03 42.92   +20 45.3    0.060    1.038   153.6    24.9    20.7
    2003 12 22    04 26.89   +23 23.1    0.059    1.039   159.0    19.8    20.5
    2003 12 27    05 13.71   +25 12.5    0.061    1.042   164.6    14.5    20.4
    2004 01 01    05 58.35   +26 00.6    0.065    1.047   169.5     9.9    20.4
    2004 01 06    06 36.90   +25 57.5    0.072    1.055   172.8     6.7    20.5
    2004 01 11    07 07.95   +25 23.9    0.082    1.065   174.5     5.1    20.7
    2004 01 16    07 32.00   +24 37.6    0.093    1.077   174.9     4.7    21.0
    2004 01 21    07 50.38   +23 49.1    0.107    1.090   174.2     5.2    21.4
    2004 01 26    08 04.56   +23 02.9    0.122    1.106   172.7     6.5    21.7
    2004 01 31    08 15.80   +22 20.2    0.139    1.123   170.4     8.4    22.2
    2004 02 05    08 24.98   +21 41.0    0.158    1.141   167.7    10.6    22.6
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y62
    

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