MPEC 2003-Y88 : 2003 YQ117

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y88                                Issued 2003 Dec. 29, 12:18 UT

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                                  2003 YQ117

Observations:
     K03YB7Q* C2003 12 26.59137 09 34 27.49 -16 20 12.0          20.4   EY088608
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 26.60207 09 34 26.98 -16 20 16.0          20.1   EY088608
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 26.61328 09 34 26.40 -16 20 19.6          20.7   EY088608
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 27.49578 09 33 43.72 -16 25 07.3          19.2 R EY088474
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 27.49745 09 33 43.65 -16 25 08.9          19.4 R EY088474
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 27.50127 09 33 43.54 -16 25 10.0          19.9 R EY088474
     K03YB7Q IC2003 12 27.50486 09 33 43.34 -16 25 13.0          18.5 R EY088474
     K03YB7Q IC2003 12 27.51030 09 33 43.15 -16 25 13.5          18.7 R EY088474
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 27.99688 09 33 18.78 -16 27 55.7          19.3 V EY088A50
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 28.00039 09 33 18.37 -16 27 58.3                 EY088A50
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 28.00390 09 33 18.27 -16 27 58.6                 EY088A50
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 28.00742 09 33 18.20 -16 28 00.2                 EY088A50
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 29.31215 09 32 10.79 -16 34 36.4          18.9 R EY088H36
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 29.31984 09 32 10.46 -16 34 38.1          19.2 R EY088H36
     K03YB7Q  C2003 12 29.32891 09 32 09.95 -16 34 42.6          19.5 R EY088H36

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    D. MacDonald, P. Kervin, J. Africano.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observer G. Kovalchuk.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 YQ117
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M  69.26382              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34017665     Peri.  133.41313     +0.95397373     +0.21560853
a   2.0323557      Node   215.68424     -0.24104443     +0.96479321
e   0.6439550      Incl.   20.93659     +0.17841439     +0.15062215
P   2.90           H   15.4           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2003 Dec. 26-29.

Ephemeris:
2003 YQ117               a,e,i = 2.03, 0.64, 21                  q = 0.7236
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 27    09 34.13   -16 22.5    1.739    2.369   118.3    21.4    19.5
2004 01 06    09 24.56   -17 02.4    1.704    2.432   127.7    18.7    19.4
2004 01 16    09 12.51   -17 07.3    1.685    2.493   136.6    15.7    19.4
2004 01 26    08 59.01   -16 34.2    1.689    2.551   143.8    13.2    19.3
2004 02 05    08 45.44   -15 25.2    1.719    2.607   147.7    11.7    19.4
2004 02 15    08 33.13   -13 47.9    1.777    2.660   146.9    11.7    19.5
2004 02 25    08 23.10   -11 53.0    1.862    2.711   142.0    13.0    19.7
2004 03 06    08 15.95   -09 51.8    1.971    2.759   134.6    14.8    19.9
2004 03 16    08 11.81   -07 53.8    2.101    2.806   126.2    16.6    20.1
2004 03 26    08 10.56   -06 05.3    2.248    2.850   117.6    18.1    20.4
2004 04 05    08 11.88   -04 30.2    2.407    2.892   109.0    19.1    20.6
2004 04 15    08 15.39   -03 10.1    2.574    2.933   100.8    19.6    20.8
2004 04 25    08 20.75   -02 05.5    2.746    2.971    92.8    19.8    21.0
2004 05 05    08 27.61   -01 15.9    2.919    3.007    85.2    19.5    21.1
2004 05 15    08 35.67   -00 40.6    3.090    3.041    77.8    19.0    21.2
2004 05 25    08 44.72   -00 18.4    3.256    3.073    70.7    18.1    21.3
2004 06 04    08 54.52   -00 08.3    3.415    3.103    63.8    17.1    21.4

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y88

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