MPEC 2003-Y91 : 2003 YG118

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y91                                Issued 2003 Dec. 29, 20:21 UT

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                                  2003 YG118

Observations:
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 17.30826 08 13 50.01 +34 04 23.3          19.4 R EY091699
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 17.32160 08 13 49.63 +34 04 30.7                 EY091699
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 17.33499 08 13 49.11 +34 04 36.5                 EY091699
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 17.33637 08 13 49.10 +34 04 37.2          19.4   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 17.34830 08 13 48.63 +34 04 42.0                 EY091699
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 17.34998 08 13 48.56 +34 04 45.4          19.9   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 17.36261 08 13 48.12 +34 04 50.2          20.0   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 17.37530 08 13 47.68 +34 04 56.3          20.0   EY091704
     K03YB8G* C2003 12 28.34803 08 04 02.67 +35 37 38.3          18.4   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 28.36138 08 04 01.59 +35 37 46.0          19.0   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 28.38800 08 03 59.56 +35 38 00.1          19.7   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 29.34285 08 02 46.26 +35 46 28.3          19.0   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 29.35648 08 02 45.17 +35 46 35.3          19.1   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 29.37011 08 02 43.99 +35 46 42.8          19.0   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 29.38362 08 02 42.83 +35 46 49.2          18.9   EY091704
     K03YB8G  C2003 12 29.39745 08 02 41.67 +35 46 56.7          19.0   EY091704

Observer details:
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    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 YG118                                                           PHA 0.015
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M 315.75936              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28804042     Peri.  231.90966     -0.75573335     +0.65431203
a   2.2707383      Node   348.86753     -0.54793653     -0.65456642
e   0.6409764      Incl.    8.11523     -0.35865396     -0.37870644
P   3.42           H   16.7           G   0.15
From 16 observations 2003 Dec. 17-29.

Ephemeris:
2003 YG118               a,e,i = 2.27, 0.64, 8                   q = 0.8152
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 27    08 05.66   +35 25.7    0.928    1.863   154.3    13.3    18.7
2004 01 06    07 50.66   +36 53.3    0.813    1.776   162.6     9.5    18.1
2004 01 16    07 28.85   +38 05.3    0.723    1.687   162.5    10.1    17.8
2004 01 26    07 01.99   +38 36.6    0.657    1.596   152.5    16.5    17.7
2004 02 05    06 34.21   +38 09.2    0.612    1.503   139.1    25.4    17.7
2004 02 15    06 10.22   +36 44.7    0.584    1.408   125.4    34.9    17.7
2004 02 25    05 53.16   +34 40.5    0.564    1.313   112.4    44.2    17.7
2004 03 06    05 43.79   +32 14.7    0.546    1.218   100.7    53.2    17.8
2004 03 16    05 40.94   +29 36.0    0.524    1.125    90.1    62.1    17.8
2004 03 26    05 42.71   +26 41.5    0.491    1.037    80.5    71.6    17.7
2004 04 05    05 46.42   +23 18.1    0.447    0.957    71.4    82.3    17.7
2004 04 15    05 48.26   +19 02.1    0.392    0.889    62.0    95.1    17.8
2004 04 25    05 42.76   +13 16.7    0.329    0.841    51.4   110.8    18.1
2004 05 05    05 21.65   +05 12.6    0.269    0.817    38.9   129.1    19.0
2004 05 15    04 36.44   -05 18.4    0.227    0.821    29.4   142.8    20.3
2004 05 25    03 30.10   -15 26.2    0.216    0.852    37.6   133.5    19.1
2004 06 04    02 23.58   -21 18.7    0.232    0.907    56.3   111.4    17.6
2004 06 14    01 32.02   -23 23.5    0.261    0.978    74.4    90.8    16.9
2004 06 24    00 52.56   -23 56.3    0.291    1.061    90.8    73.3    16.7
2004 07 04    00 17.89   -24 07.3    0.321    1.151   106.8    57.7    16.6
2004 07 14    23 43.59   -24 14.5    0.353    1.245   123.1    43.2    16.6
2004 07 24    23 08.75   -24 11.7    0.394    1.340   139.5    29.5    16.6
2004 08 03    22 35.70   -23 47.6    0.449    1.435   155.3    17.2    16.7
2004 08 13    22 07.48   -23 01.1    0.523    1.529   168.1     7.9    16.8
2004 08 23    21 46.06   -21 59.2    0.619    1.622   168.1     7.4    17.2
2004 09 02    21 31.79   -20 50.3    0.735    1.712   158.0    12.7    18.0
2004 09 12    21 23.80   -19 40.3    0.869    1.801   147.4    17.5    18.6
2004 09 22    21 20.93   -18 31.2    1.021    1.887   137.5    21.1    19.2
2004 10 02    21 22.05   -17 23.0    1.187    1.971   128.4    23.5    19.7
2004 10 12    21 26.17   -16 15.1    1.364    2.052   119.8    25.0    20.1
2004 10 22    21 32.59   -15 06.4    1.552    2.131   111.7    25.7    20.5
2004 11 01    21 40.74   -13 56.1    1.746    2.207   104.0    25.9    20.8
2004 11 11    21 50.18   -12 43.8    1.946    2.281    96.5    25.5    21.1
2004 11 21    22 00.61   -11 28.9    2.148    2.353    89.3    24.8    21.4
2004 12 01    22 11.77   -10 11.5    2.351    2.422    82.2    23.8    21.6
2004 12 11    22 23.46   -08 51.5    2.552    2.489    75.2    22.5    21.8
2004 12 21    22 35.55   -07 29.1    2.749    2.554    68.3    21.0    22.0
2004 12 31    22 47.92   -06 04.4    2.939    2.617    61.5    19.3    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y91

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