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    M.P.E.C. 2017-Y87                                Issued 2017 Dec. 25, 19:11 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
        on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2017 YP3
    
    Observations:
         K17Y03P* C2017 12 22.29755 06 15 31.16 -15 00 04.3          20.0 GUEY087G96
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.30326 06 15 30.29 -15 00 40.5          19.9 GUEY087G96
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.30896 06 15 29.38 -15 01 16.8          19.9 GUEY087G96
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.31466 06 15 28.48 -15 01 53.0          19.8 GUEY087G96
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.36510 06 15 20.60 -15 07 13.5          19.4 GUEY087I52
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.36552 06 15 20.57 -15 07 15.8          19.4 GUEY087I52
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.36593 06 15 20.48 -15 07 18.5          19.3 GUEY087I52
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.36634 06 15 20.39 -15 07 23.1                UEY087I52
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.40631 06 15 14.19 -15 11 35.1          20.2 GUEY087V06
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.40738 06 15 14.01 -15 11 41.9          19.7 GUEY087V06
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.40845 06 15 13.86 -15 11 49.0          19.7 GUEY087V06
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 22.40953 06 15 13.71 -15 11 55.9          20.4 GUEY087V06
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 23.30327 06 13 01.33 -16 48 51.5          19.5 GUEY087V06
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 23.30364 06 13 01.26 -16 48 54.0          19.7 GUEY087V06
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 23.30400 06 13 01.17 -16 48 56.2          19.9 GUEY087V06
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 23.34221 06 12 54.79 -16 53 10.2          20.0 GUEY087G96
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 23.34731 06 12 53.92 -16 53 43.7                UEY087G96
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 23.35241 06 12 53.09 -16 54 18.3          19.6 GUEY087G96
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 24.23637 06 10 32.70 -18 34 09.3                UEY087V06
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 24.23673 06 10 32.62 -18 34 11.4                UEY087V06
         K17Y03P  C2017 12 24.23744 06 10 32.44 -18 34 16.0                UEY087V06
         K17Y03P |C2017 12 25.20619 06 07 44.49 -20 27 28.4          19.8 VuEY087807
         K17Y03P |C2017 12 25.20841 06 07 44.05 -20 27 44.4          19.7 VuEY087807
         K17Y03P |C2017 12 25.21053 06 07 43.66 -20 27 59.8          20.0 VuEY087807
    
    Observer details:
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
        + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  Measurers E. J. Christensen,
        D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski,
        S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. G. Matheny, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.
        1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers
        E. J. Christensen, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, J. A. Johnson,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. G. Matheny, R. L. Seaman,
        F. C. Shelly.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers
        E. J. Christensen, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, J. A. Johnson,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. G. Matheny, R. L. Seaman,
        F. C. Shelly.  1.55-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 YP3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1435 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 277.82426              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.46170963     Peri.  313.42456     -0.95764077     +0.19849497
    a   1.6578940      Node   239.06146     -0.13838041     -0.95255199
    e   0.6000164      Incl.   14.07731     -0.25253714     -0.23074760
    P   2.13           H   21.3           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    171222 G96  0.1-  0.0     171222 V06  0.0   0.0     171223 G96  0.1-  0.5+
    171222 G96  0.2+  0.1+    171222 V06  0.2-  0.0     171223 G96  0.3+  0.3-
    171222 G96  0.1-  0.0     171222 V06  0.1+  0.3-    171224 V06  0.4+  0.8-
    171222 G96  0.3-  0.0     171222 V06  0.3+  0.4-    171224 V06  0.1+  0.4-
    171222 I52  0.2-  0.1-    171223 V06  0.1+  0.4+    171224 V06  0.6-  0.1-
    171222 I52  0.3+  0.2+    171223 V06  0.0   0.3+    171225 807  0.0   0.2+
    171222 I52  0.0   0.1+    171223 V06  0.4-  0.5+    171225 807  0.1-  0.2+
    171222 I52 (0.4-  1.9-)   171223 G96  0.1+  0.1+    171225 807  0.2+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 YP3                 a,e,i = 1.66, 0.60, 14                  q = 0.6631
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 11 25    06 39 13.3 +12 11 55   0.5405  1.4500   141.6    25.0    21.9
    ...
    2017 12 10    06 34 20.1 +01 28 16   0.3628  1.3114   149.9    22.1    20.8
    ...
    2017 12 18    06 24 16.5 -08 07 12   0.2870  1.2344   146.9    25.8    20.2
    ...
    2017 12 24    06 11 10.7 -18 06 32   0.2417  1.1755   138.5    33.7    20.0
    2017 12 25    06 08 21.4 -20 02 53   0.2353  1.1656   136.5    35.5    19.9
    2017 12 26    06 05 18.6 -22 04 07   0.2292  1.1557   134.5    37.4    19.9
    ...
    2018 01 01    05 40 50.2 -35 46 47   0.2012  1.0959   119.3    51.5    19.9
    ...
    2018 01 09    04 36 47.5 -56 03 48   0.1885  1.0157    94.5    74.8    20.3
    ...
    2018 01 24    22 50 09.5 -69 07 23   0.2351  0.8695    54.6   112.7    22.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-Y87
    

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