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MPEC 2003-Y22 : 2003 YP1

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y22                                Issued 2003 Dec. 19, 00:23 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 YP1

Observations:
     K03Y01P* C2003 12 18.34575 09 24 59.18 +27 01 43.9          18.6 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.35950 09 24 54.29 +27 00 36.6          18.4 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.37319 09 24 49.50 +26 59 30.6          18.9 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.38703 09 24 44.50 +26 58 22.4          19.2 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.43080 09 24 28.52 +26 54 48.4          19.7   EY022704
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.43551 09 24 27.07 +26 54 24.8          18.8 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.44567 09 24 23.26 +26 53 34.6          19.6   EY022704
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.44847 09 24 22.48 +26 53 22.6          18.8 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.45926 09 24 18.39 +26 52 28.5          19.0   EY022704
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.46377 09 24 17.05 +26 52 07.1          18.9 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.47306 09 24 13.47 +26 51 20.2          18.9   EY022704
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.47791 09 24 12.02 +26 50 57.3          18.1 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.49200 09 24 06.98 +26 49 47.4          18.4 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.51920 09 23 57.43 +26 47 34.1          18.8 V EY022703
     K03Y01P 5C2003 12 18.52060 09 23 57.54 +26 47 25.9          18.0 R EY022673
     K03Y01P 5C2003 12 18.52222 09 23 56.92 +26 47 16.5                 EY022673
     K03Y01P 5C2003 12 18.52454 09 23 56.14 +26 47 05.6                 EY022673
     K03Y01P 5C2003 12 18.52639 09 23 55.49 +26 46 56.6                 EY022673
     K03Y01P 5C2003 12 18.52801 09 23 54.87 +26 46 47.5                 EY022673
     K03Y01P 5C2003 12 18.52975 09 23 54.24 +26 46 39.3                 EY022673
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.53120 09 23 53.13 +26 46 32.3          18.8 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.54316 09 23 48.93 +26 45 31.8          18.8 V EY022703
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.96811 09 21 38.81 +26 11 02.0          17.4 R EY022246
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.96872 09 21 38.63 +26 10 59.4                 EY022246
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.96933 09 21 38.40 +26 10 56.1                 EY022246
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.97010 09 21 38.19 +26 10 53.0                 EY022246
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.97069 09 21 37.98 +26 10 50.2                 EY022246
     K03Y01P  C2003 12 18.97140 09 21 37.76 +26 10 47.1                 EY022246

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
    R. Hill, S. Kolar, D. McLean.  0.68-m f/1.8 Schmidt + 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 YP1
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M   5.35319              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23468614     Peri.  127.42884     +0.67099336     -0.73066896
a   2.6030215      Node   279.92839     +0.63343461     +0.65325524
e   0.6350412      Incl.    7.35260     +0.38539396     +0.19844509
P   4.20           H   21.5           G   0.15
From 28 observations 2003 Dec. 18-18.

Ephemeris:
2003 YP1                 a,e,i = 2.60, 0.64, 7                   q = 0.9500
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    09 32.79   +28 59.0    0.109    1.053   127.2    48.1    18.6
2003 12 27    08 49.57   +18 13.4    0.159    1.117   144.9    30.4    19.1
2004 01 06    08 24.80   +13 03.0    0.219    1.190   158.7    17.4    19.5
2004 01 16    08 08.50   +10 36.8    0.291    1.270   168.4     8.9    19.9
2004 01 26    07 58.25   +09 37.2    0.376    1.354   167.8     8.8    20.6
2004 02 05    07 53.27   +09 22.1    0.474    1.440   159.7    13.7    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y22

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