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    M.P.E.C. 2005-F56                                Issued 2005 Mar. 31, 21:20 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.
    
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                                       2002 YZ3
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2002-Y70
    
    Additional Observations:
         K02Y03Z 1C2005 03 30.66659 13 57 01.13 -35 29 08.8          21.2 R EF056413
         K02Y03Z 1C2005 03 31.57529 13 55 13.66 -35 40 54.5          20.9 R EF056413
         K02Y03Z 1C2005 03 31.58445 13 55 12.53 -35 41 02.2          20.3 R EF056413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    050330 413 13.8-  9.8+    050331 413 14.4-  9.5+    MPO 43482   +0.0083 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 YZ3                                                             PHA 0.008
    Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
    M 294.21928              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36353451     Peri.  358.69126     +0.98152354     +0.18236005
    a   1.9443403      Node   350.20831     -0.17231222     +0.71078475
    e   0.7956107      Incl.   19.91681     -0.08318681     +0.67935988
    P   2.71           H   18.0           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    021228 704  0.7-  0.4+    021231 704  0.3-  0.3+    021231 704  0.0   0.7+
    021228 704  0.9+  0.8-    021231 704  0.0   0.1-    030102 670  1.7+  0.9-
    021228 704  0.3-  0.2+    021231 704  0.3+  0.6-    030102 670  0.6+  0.7+
    021228 704  0.4-  0.5-    021231 704  0.2-  0.0     030113 649  0.6-  0.1+
    021228 704  0.7+  0.1+    021231 704  0.1-  0.3+    030113 649  0.3+  0.2-
    021228 704  0.1+  0.4+    021231 704  0.1+  0.4-    030113 649  0.0   0.2-
    021228 704  0.2-  0.2-    021231 704  0.1-  0.2-    030123 704  0.3-  0.8-
    021228 704  0.8+  0.4-    021231 704  0.1+  0.1+    030123 704  0.1-  0.1-
    021228 704  0.6-  0.0     021231 704  0.1+  0.4-    030123 704  0.2+  0.0
    021228 704  0.4-  0.5+    021231 704  0.1-  0.1+    030123 704  0.5-  0.3+
    021228 704  0.7+  0.3-    021231 704  0.2+  0.4+    030309 715  1.0+  0.1+
    021228 704  1.4-  0.7+    021231 926  0.8-  0.2+    030309 715  1.3-  0.0
    021230 926  0.2-  0.4+    021231 926  0.0   0.8-    030309 715  1.0+  0.6+
    021230 926  0.4+  0.1+    021231 926  0.1+  0.1+    050330 413  0.4+  0.2+
    021230 926  0.0   0.3+    021231 704  0.1+  0.4-    050331 413  0.3-  0.2+
    021231 704  0.0   0.1+    021231 704  0.4-  0.0     050331 413  0.1-  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 YZ3                 a,e,i = 1.94, 0.80, 20                  q = 0.3974
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 03 31    13 56.37   -35 33.5    1.035    1.932   143.7    17.8    20.4
    2005 04 10    13 31.81   -37 31.1    0.893    1.831   150.1    15.8    19.9
    2005 04 20    12 57.03   -38 42.0    0.779    1.724   150.2    16.8    19.5
    2005 04 30    12 13.92   -38 27.4    0.694    1.612   141.9    22.7    19.3
    2005 05 10    11 28.19   -36 23.5    0.639    1.493   128.4    32.0    19.3
    2005 05 20    10 46.60   -32 48.0    0.607    1.367   112.8    43.0    19.3
    2005 05 30    10 12.30   -28 25.1    0.590    1.234    97.0    54.6    19.3
    2005 06 09    09 44.30   -23 47.1    0.578    1.092    81.6    66.9    19.4
    2005 06 19    09 18.98   -18 52.9    0.561    0.942    66.2    80.8    19.4
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-F56
    

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