MPEC 2003-Y19 : 2003 YL

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y19                                Issued 2003 Dec. 18, 12:04 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                    2003 YL

Observations:
     K03Y00L* C2003 12 17.38370 08 39 24.43 +28 25 45.5          18.1 R EY019699
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.39705 08 39 16.53 +28 25 56.1                 EY019699
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.41046 08 39 08.54 +28 26 06.0                 EY019699
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.42388 08 39 00.58 +28 26 17.1                 EY019699
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.94601 08 34 01.01 +28 32 12.0          18.0   EY019026
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.94878 08 33 59.40 +28 32 13.6          18.4   EY019026
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.96713 08 33 49.00 +28 32 30.2          18.0 R EY019176
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.97293 08 33 45.61 +28 32 34.2          18.1 R EY019176
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.97360 08 33 45.22 +28 32 34.7          17.8 R EY019176
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.97498 08 33 44.41 +28 32 35.7          18.0 R EY019176
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 17.97650 08 33 43.52 +28 32 36.7          18.3 R EY019176
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.12176 08 32 18.77 +28 34 07.5          18.0 R EY019J95
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.12541 08 32 16.59 +28 34 09.8          18.1 R EY019J95
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.12909 08 32 14.43 +28 34 12.3          18.2 R EY019J95
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.15625 08 32 01.16 +28 34 25.3          18.2 R EY019649
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.15803 08 32 00.14 +28 34 26.6          18.2 R EY019649
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.15981 08 31 59.15 +28 34 28.2          18.3 R EY019649
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.27502 08 30 53.16 +28 35 48.5          17.5 R EY019854
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.28110 08 30 49.64 +28 35 52.8          17.9 R EY019854
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.28775 08 30 45.77 +28 35 57.3          17.7 R EY019854
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.33664 08 30 17.43 +28 36 29.7          17.8 R EY019926
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.33733 08 30 16.98 +28 36 30.0          18.0 R EY019926
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.33801 08 30 16.58 +28 36 30.5          17.9 R EY019926
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.33863 08 30 16.27 +28 36 31.9          17.6 R EY019926
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.33932 08 30 15.81 +28 36 31.8          18.3 R EY019926
     K03Y00L  C2003 12 18.34000 08 30 15.39 +28 36 31.8          17.9 R EY019926

Observer details:
026 Berne-Zimmerwald.  Observers M. Ploner, C. Mordasini, R. Musci,
    M. Prohaska, T. Schildknecht, E. Stoeveken.  1.0-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 YL                                                              PHA 0.048
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M  47.40509              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.80177942     Peri.   29.35988     +0.78168197     +0.61711281
a   1.1475355      Node   292.25406     -0.58954671     +0.68391355
e   0.6305666      Incl.    5.59600     -0.20348950     +0.38914526
P   1.23           H   19.7           G   0.15
From 26 observations 2003 Dec. 17-18.

Ephemeris:
2003 YL                  a,e,i = 1.15, 0.63, 6                   q = 0.4239
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    08 43.12   +28 20.8    0.232    1.167   137.9    34.4    18.3
2003 12 27    07 18.02   +28 37.2    0.285    1.262   166.1    10.8    18.2
2004 01 06    06 23.55   +26 52.4    0.370    1.349   169.7     7.5    18.7
2004 01 16    05 53.96   +25 06.2    0.478    1.428   153.5    17.9    19.8
2004 01 26    05 40.09   +23 49.6    0.604    1.499   140.1    24.9    20.6
2004 02 05    05 36.02   +23 00.2    0.742    1.563   129.0    29.3    21.3
2004 02 15    05 38.19   +22 29.5    0.889    1.621   119.4    32.1    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y19

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