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MPEC 2001-Y26: 2001 YN2

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Y26                                Issued 2001 Dec. 20, 19:59 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
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                                   2001 YN2

Observations:
     K01Y02N* C2001 12 18.29666 05 05 31.33 +25 43 16.3          18.7        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 18.31189 05 05 47.89 +25 43 39.8          18.8        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 18.32711 05 06 04.33 +25 44 01.8          18.7        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 18.34234 05 06 20.64 +25 44 21.6          19.4        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 18.35757 05 06 36.89 +25 44 42.2          18.9        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.30044 05 20 45.96 +26 01 10.0          19.0        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.31573 05 20 55.57 +26 01 19.0          19.0        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.33086 05 21 05.02 +26 01 27.4          18.7        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.34612 05 21 14.60 +26 01 35.6          19.8        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.36177 05 21 24.25 +26 01 42.4          18.6        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.37084 05 21 29.88 +26 01 45.4          18.8        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.38939 05 21 41.35 +26 01 52.5          19.1        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.40682 05 21 52.20 +26 01 58.2          19.4        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.42802 05 22 05.38 +26 02 04.2          19.3        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 19.44324 05 22 14.86 +26 02 08.1          19.4        704
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 20.35236 05 30 35.71 +26 09 00.1          19.1 R      649
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 20.35654 05 30 37.44 +26 09 01.2          19.4 R      649
     K01Y02N  C2001 12 20.36066 05 30 39.16 +26 09 01.1          18.8 R      649

Observer details:
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.

Orbital elements:
2001 YN2
Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
M  10.21170              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23741190     Peri.  289.85438     +0.97606302     -0.21561373
a   2.5830594      Node    82.60531     +0.20874372     +0.89197573
e   0.7244751      Incl.    1.64630     +0.06104951     +0.39735376
P   4.15           H   25.1           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2001 Dec. 18-20.

Ephemeris:
2001 YN2                 a,e,i = 2.58, 0.72, 2                   q = 0.7117
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 17    04 24.76   +24 26.2    0.022    1.005   163.1    16.5    17.7
2001 12 18    04 59.16   +25 34.6    0.033    1.016   169.8     9.9    18.3
2001 12 19    05 17.02   +25 57.8    0.043    1.027   172.6     7.1    18.9
2001 12 20    05 27.83   +26 07.7    0.054    1.038   173.9     5.8    19.3
2001 12 21    05 35.05   +26 12.5    0.065    1.049   174.4     5.2    19.7
2001 12 22    05 40.21   +26 14.9    0.076    1.060   174.6     5.1    20.1
2001 12 23    05 44.09   +26 16.2    0.087    1.071   174.4     5.1    20.4
2001 12 24    05 47.10   +26 16.8    0.099    1.082   174.1     5.3    20.7
2001 12 25    05 49.52   +26 17.1    0.110    1.093   173.7     5.6    21.0
2001 12 26    05 51.51   +26 17.0    0.121    1.104   173.2     6.0    21.2
2001 12 27    05 53.18   +26 16.8    0.133    1.115   172.6     6.5    21.4
2001 12 28    05 54.61   +26 16.4    0.144    1.126   172.0     7.0    21.7
2001 12 29    05 55.85   +26 16.0    0.156    1.137   171.3     7.5    21.9
2001 12 30    05 56.94   +26 15.5    0.167    1.149   170.6     8.1    22.1
2001 12 31    05 57.92   +26 14.9    0.179    1.160   169.8     8.6    22.3
2002 01 01    05 58.80   +26 14.3    0.191    1.171   169.0     9.2    22.5
2002 01 02    05 59.60   +26 13.6    0.202    1.182   168.2     9.8    22.6
2002 01 03    06 00.35   +26 12.9    0.214    1.193   167.4    10.4    22.8
2002 01 04    06 01.05   +26 12.1    0.226    1.205   166.5    11.0    23.0
2002 01 05    06 01.71   +26 11.3    0.239    1.216   165.7    11.5    23.1
2002 01 06    06 02.34   +26 10.5    0.251    1.227   164.8    12.1    23.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y26

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