MPEC 2001-Y28: 2001 YP2

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Y28                                Issued 2001 Dec. 20, 20:08 UT

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                                   2001 YP2

Observations:
     K01Y02P* C2001 12 18.43008 08 10 50.53 +26 03 01.7          19.2        644
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 18.44065 08 10 49.41 +26 03 41.2          19.4        644
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 18.45110 08 10 48.32 +26 04 20.3          19.3        644
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.36416 08 09 17.16 +27 01 04.0                      918
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.36993 08 09 16.61 +27 01 26.1          19.3 R      918
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.37560 08 09 15.77 +27 01 48.5                      918
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.44704 08 09 08.22 +27 06 14.7          19.4        704
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.45949 08 09 06.83 +27 07 00.6          19.1        704
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.46830 08 09 06.10 +27 07 34.0          19.1        644
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.47463 08 09 05.17 +27 07 56.7          19.1        704
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.47743 08 09 04.91 +27 08 07.1          19.5        704
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.47891 08 09 04.92 +27 08 13.1          19.1        644
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.48928 08 09 03.79 +27 08 50.9          18.9        644
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.48999 08 09 03.48 +27 08 53.0          18.8        704
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.49257 08 09 03.20 +27 09 03.8          19.7        704
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.50513 08 09 01.93 +27 09 49.7          19.5        704
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.50797 08 09 01.55 +27 09 59.6          19.4        704
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 19.52026 08 09 00.23 +27 10 44.3          19.0        704
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 20.37293 08 07 31.87 +28 03 04.2          18.9 R      649
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 20.37728 08 07 31.40 +28 03 19.7          18.8 R      649
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 20.38142 08 07 30.93 +28 03 34.9          18.8 R      649
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 20.50459 08 07 17.36 +28 11 05.9          19.2        644
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 20.51520 08 07 16.13 +28 11 44.5          19.5        644
     K01Y02P  C2001 12 20.52572 08 07 15.00 +28 12 22.5          20.1        644

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr, R. Thicksten,
    A. Deetz.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
    Measurer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 YP2
Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
M  26.04962              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32527542     Peri.  288.96731     +0.80851076     -0.33730377
a   2.0939608      Node    93.22174     +0.52212376     +0.78917575
e   0.5008391      Incl.   28.88046     -0.27147217     +0.51325218
P   3.03           H   18.7           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2001 Dec. 18-20.

Ephemeris:
2001 YP2                 a,e,i = 2.09, 0.50, 29                  q = 1.0452
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 17    08 13.11   +24 32.9    0.453    1.379   144.8    24.3    18.8
2001 12 27    07 54.50   +34 22.7    0.489    1.447   157.2    15.3    18.8
2002 01 06    07 31.76   +41 53.7    0.553    1.515   160.0    12.8    19.1
2002 01 16    07 09.75   +46 42.9    0.643    1.584   153.0    16.4    19.6
2002 01 26    06 53.14   +49 19.7    0.753    1.652   143.5    20.7    20.2
2002 02 05    06 44.00   +50 28.3    0.880    1.720   134.3    24.2    20.7
2002 02 15    06 42.13   +50 43.5    1.019    1.787   125.9    26.6    21.2
2002 02 25    06 46.35   +50 27.6    1.168    1.854   118.2    28.1    21.6
2002 03 07    06 55.17   +49 52.8    1.324    1.918   111.0    28.9    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y28

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