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  • MPEC 2003-Y92 : 2003 YK118

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y92                                Issued 2003 Dec. 29, 20:26 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 YK118
    
    Observations:
         K03YB8K* C2003 12 28.35653 09 46 34.34 +30 22 09.8          18.5   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 28.36980 09 46 36.11 +30 22 06.8          18.9   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 28.38311 09 46 37.81 +30 22 04.2          18.9   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 28.39644 09 46 39.55 +30 22 00.5          18.7   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 28.40996 09 46 41.29 +30 21 57.3          18.7   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.29139 09 48 44.54 +30 18 02.5          18.5 R EY092H36
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.29648 09 48 45.16 +30 18 01.5          18.7 R EY092H36
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.30236 09 48 46.32 +30 18 00.9          18.4 R EY092854
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.30457 09 48 46.63 +30 18 00.5          18.1 R EY092854
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.31118 09 48 47.47 +30 17 59.3          18.3 R EY092854
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.35137 09 48 52.76 +30 17 50.3          18.7   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.36496 09 48 54.57 +30 17 46.2          18.6   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.37846 09 48 56.35 +30 17 43.0          18.8   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.40586 09 49 00.00 +30 17 35.6          19.1   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.40884 09 49 00.35 +30 17 34.8          18.4   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.41078 09 49 00.66 +30 17 34.6          18.3   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.42422 09 49 02.40 +30 17 30.8          18.8   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.42587 09 49 02.67 +30 17 30.5          18.7   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.44718 09 49 05.61 +30 17 24.7          18.7   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.44807 09 49 05.53 +30 17 24.4          18.4   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.44906 09 49 05.71 +30 17 24.4          18.6   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.46180 09 49 07.35 +30 17 20.5          18.7   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.46417 09 49 07.74 +30 17 19.8          18.9   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.46547 09 49 07.87 +30 17 19.6          18.8   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.47529 09 49 09.09 +30 17 17.0          18.6   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.47996 09 49 09.67 +30 17 15.5          18.9   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.48178 09 49 10.06 +30 17 14.8          19.3   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.48871 09 49 10.85 +30 17 12.9          19.4   EY092704
         K03YB8K  C2003 12 29.50212 09 49 12.65 +30 17 09.3          18.6   EY092704
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 YK118                                                           PHA 0.007
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M 322.67825              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.43956997     Peri.  235.50353     -0.92546821     +0.37055586
    a   1.7131052      Node   326.05169     -0.28460478     -0.81725594
    e   0.5096485      Incl.    8.10365     -0.25001744     -0.44134009
    P   2.24           H   18.6           G   0.15
    From 29 observations 2003 Dec. 28-29.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 YK118               a,e,i = 1.71, 0.51, 8                   q = 0.8400
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 12 27    09 43.48   +30 27.6    0.432    1.323   134.6    32.0    18.7
    2004 01 06    10 08.39   +29 30.1    0.325    1.245   138.5    31.6    18.0
    2004 01 16    10 42.59   +27 12.7    0.228    1.168   140.0    32.8    17.1
    2004 01 26    11 40.90   +20 47.8    0.144    1.092   135.4    39.3    16.2
    2004 02 05    13 44.27   -00 07.4    0.088    1.021   110.9    64.5    15.7
    2004 02 15    16 57.62   -29 40.1    0.103    0.956    69.4   104.9    17.4
    2004 02 25    18 59.54   -36 24.4    0.169    0.902    54.6   116.7    19.1
    2004 03 06    19 59.97   -36 03.3    0.250    0.863    52.5   114.2    19.7
    2004 03 16    20 38.62   -34 10.2    0.336    0.843    54.0   107.1    19.9
    2004 03 26    21 09.11   -31 40.0    0.422    0.843    56.6    98.6    19.9
    2004 04 05    21 35.65   -28 50.1    0.504    0.864    59.7    90.1    20.0
    2004 04 15    21 59.48   -25 52.1    0.576    0.903    63.1    82.2    20.1
    2004 04 25    22 20.73   -22 56.0    0.637    0.957    67.0    75.3    20.2
    2004 05 05    22 39.23   -20 09.2    0.684    1.022    71.4    69.3    20.3
    2004 05 15    22 54.84   -17 36.9    0.716    1.093    76.4    64.0    20.3
    2004 05 25    23 07.27   -15 23.2    0.735    1.169    82.3    59.2    20.4
    2004 06 04    23 16.17   -13 30.8    0.741    1.246    89.0    54.5    20.4
    2004 06 14    23 21.11   -12 02.1    0.737    1.324    96.8    49.6    20.4
    2004 06 24    23 21.47   -10 59.5    0.726    1.401   105.8    44.3    20.3
    2004 07 04    23 16.68   -10 24.4    0.713    1.477   116.2    38.1    20.2
    2004 07 14    23 06.40   -10 16.6    0.702    1.551   128.0    31.1    20.1
    2004 07 24    22 50.83   -10 33.4    0.700    1.622   141.3    23.1    20.0
    2004 08 03    22 31.35   -11 06.8    0.715    1.691   155.5    14.4    19.8
    2004 08 13    22 10.34   -11 46.1    0.751    1.758   170.2     5.6    19.7
    2004 08 23    21 50.65   -12 21.0    0.812    1.822   175.4     2.5    19.7
    2004 09 02    21 34.64   -12 44.6    0.898    1.883   161.9     9.6    20.4
    2004 09 12    21 23.40   -12 55.2    1.005    1.941   149.6    15.2    20.9
    2004 09 22    21 17.05   -12 53.1    1.132    1.997   138.3    19.5    21.4
    2004 10 02    21 15.09   -12 39.8    1.275    2.050   128.2    22.6    21.8
    2004 10 12    21 16.78   -12 16.5    1.429    2.100   118.8    24.6    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y92
    

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