MPEC 2003-Y20 : 2003 YK

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y20                                Issued 2003 Dec. 18, 12:07 UT

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                                    2003 YK

Observations:
     K03Y00K* C2003 12 17.14037 01 37 41.91 +39 39 20.2          19.4   EY020704
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 17.15342 01 37 40.86 +39 39 09.3          20.2   EY020704
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 17.16644 01 37 39.75 +39 38 59.1          20.0   EY020704
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 17.17953 01 37 38.59 +39 38 47.3          20.4   EY020704
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 17.19254 01 37 37.41 +39 38 36.8          19.9   EY020704
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.00587 01 36 35.25 +39 27 27.1          19.9 R EY020J95
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.01137 01 36 34.97 +39 27 23.3          20.3 R EY020J95
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.01726 01 36 34.38 +39 27 16.9          19.3 R EY020J95
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.02908 01 36 33.60 +39 27 05.3          19.9 R EY020J95
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.12866 01 36 27.00 +39 25 53.9          19.8 R EY020448
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.13574 01 36 26.42 +39 25 48.3          19.6 R EY020448
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.14319 01 36 25.82 +39 25 41.9          20.0 R EY020448
     K03Y00K 5C2003 12 18.16690 01 36 24.14 +39 25 22.3          19.5 R EY020673
     K03Y00K 5C2003 12 18.17095 01 36 23.83 +39 25 19.0                 EY020673
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.17141 01 36 23.67 +39 25 18.5          19.7 R EY020854
     K03Y00K 5C2003 12 18.17431 01 36 23.57 +39 25 16.3                 EY020673
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.17800 01 36 23.17 +39 25 14.3          19.4 R EY020854
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.18463 01 36 22.58 +39 25 08.1          19.4 R EY020854
     K03Y00K 5C2003 12 18.19676 01 36 21.74 +39 24 57.7                 EY020673
     K03Y00K 5C2003 12 18.20012 01 36 21.50 +39 24 55.1                 EY020673
     K03Y00K 5C2003 12 18.20347 01 36 21.21 +39 24 52.1                 EY020673
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.28902 01 36 14.58 +39 23 40.4                 EY020926
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.29144 01 36 14.33 +39 23 38.8          20.0 R EY020926
     K03Y00K  C2003 12 18.29384 01 36 14.09 +39 23 35.8          20.1 R EY020926

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + 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.
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 YK
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M 264.25351              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.67145811     Peri.  198.82440     -0.95796063     +0.28678941
a   1.2915863      Node   357.79440     -0.22948683     -0.78260340
e   0.3645206      Incl.   11.92816     -0.17218371     -0.55252489
P   1.47           H   18.9           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2003 Dec. 17-18.

Ephemeris:
2003 YK                  a,e,i = 1.29, 0.36, 12                  q = 0.8208
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    01 37.89   +39 41.2    0.614    1.443   127.6    32.7    20.0
2003 12 27    01 29.33   +37 31.2    0.638    1.395   117.1    38.9    20.2
2004 01 06    01 29.25   +35 45.5    0.664    1.344   107.7    44.2    20.4
2004 01 16    01 36.00   +34 30.3    0.689    1.290    99.4    48.8    20.5
2004 01 26    01 48.31   +33 43.3    0.709    1.233    92.0    52.9    20.6
2004 02 05    02 05.24   +33 18.0    0.720    1.175    85.6    56.8    20.6
2004 02 15    02 26.10   +33 04.8    0.720    1.116    80.0    60.6    20.6
2004 02 25    02 50.45   +32 52.8    0.708    1.057    75.0    64.7    20.6
2004 03 06    03 17.83   +32 29.5    0.684    1.000    70.5    69.3    20.5
2004 03 16    03 47.61   +31 39.5    0.647    0.946    66.5    74.7    20.4
2004 03 26    04 18.95   +30 05.2    0.598    0.898    62.8    80.9    20.4
2004 04 05    04 50.51   +27 26.0    0.539    0.860    59.2    88.2    20.3
2004 04 15    05 20.49   +23 18.2    0.474    0.833    55.6    96.4    20.3
2004 04 25    05 47.00   +17 16.6    0.406    0.821    52.1   105.0    20.4
2004 05 05    06 08.18   +08 54.4    0.343    0.825    49.0   112.8    20.5
2004 05 15    06 22.81   -02 07.8    0.289    0.844    47.7   117.6    20.5
2004 05 25    06 30.76   -15 46.5    0.248    0.877    50.7   116.7    20.2
2004 06 04    06 32.47   -31 18.3    0.223    0.920    59.2   108.8    19.6
2004 06 14    06 28.79   -47 30.3    0.212    0.971    72.0    96.1    18.9
2004 06 24    06 18.90   -63 29.5    0.212    1.027    86.9    81.2    18.4
2004 07 04    05 45.2    -78 44.9    0.223    1.085   102.1    66.3    18.2
2004 07 14    21 13      -85 27.1    0.245    1.145   115.8    53.1    18.1
2004 07 24    19 23.3    -73 03.6    0.281    1.203   126.3    42.9    18.2
2004 08 03    19 13.90   -61 57.5    0.331    1.261   132.2    36.6    18.5
2004 08 13    19 15.93   -52 50.6    0.395    1.316   133.3    34.1    18.9
2004 08 23    19 22.73   -45 32.7    0.473    1.369   130.9    33.9    19.4
2004 09 02    19 32.45   -39 43.5    0.564    1.419   126.5    34.9    19.9
2004 09 12    19 44.10   -35 01.5    0.665    1.465   121.2    36.0    20.3
2004 09 22    19 57.26   -31 08.1    0.775    1.509   115.5    36.9    20.7
2004 10 02    20 11.56   -27 49.1    0.892    1.549   109.7    37.5    21.1
2004 10 12    20 26.70   -24 54.0    1.015    1.586   104.0    37.6    21.4
2004 10 22    20 42.53   -22 14.7    1.142    1.619    98.3    37.5    21.7
2004 11 01    20 58.90   -19 45.7    1.272    1.649    92.7    37.0    22.0
2004 11 11    21 15.66   -17 23.0    1.402    1.676    87.1    36.2    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y20

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