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MPEC 2001-Y27: 2001 YO2

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Y27                                Issued 2001 Dec. 20, 20:03 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
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                                   2001 YO2

Observations:
     K01Y02O* C2001 12 18.31315 05 16 58.88 +28 38 47.9          19.8        704
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 18.32837 05 16 50.74 +28 37 22.7          19.8        704
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 18.34361 05 16 42.57 +28 35 57.2          19.6        704
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 18.35883 05 16 34.51 +28 34 30.8          20.4        704
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 19.37030 05 07 37.27 +26 56 03.4          19.7        704
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 19.38885 05 07 27.13 +26 54 09.2          19.5        704
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 19.40628 05 07 17.58 +26 52 21.4          19.5        704
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 19.42747 05 07 06.04 +26 50 12.2          19.9        704
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 19.44270 05 06 57.75 +26 48 37.6          19.7        704
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 20.34340 04 58 46.45 +25 13 15.5          19.4 R      649
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 20.34624 04 58 44.87 +25 12 55.9          19.1 R      649
     K01Y02O  C2001 12 20.34899 04 58 43.36 +25 12 38.9          19.4 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 YO2
Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
M 306.01078              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.70265353     Peri.  312.31149     -0.55353311     +0.41655960
a   1.2530697      Node   266.29769     -0.37346463     -0.89813252
e   0.6783893      Incl.   46.27564     -0.74439591     +0.14084065
P   1.40           H   21.3           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2001 Dec. 18-20.

Ephemeris:
2001 YO2                 a,e,i = 1.25, 0.68, 46                  q = 0.4030
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 17    05 28.17   +30 33.9    0.313    1.295   172.4     5.8    19.8
2001 12 22    04 43.30   +22 00.5    0.270    1.243   162.1    14.1    19.7
2001 12 27    03 54.89   +10 18.6    0.248    1.190   142.4    30.3    20.0
2002 01 01    03 08.17   -02 33.9    0.250    1.134   121.3    47.8    20.4
2002 01 06    02 26.96   -13 54.2    0.274    1.076   102.4    63.3    20.9
2002 01 11    01 52.38   -22 31.7    0.311    1.015    86.8    75.3    21.4
2002 01 16    01 23.51   -28 44.8    0.357    0.952    74.4    84.4    21.9
2002 01 21    00 58.61   -33 14.5    0.406    0.887    64.3    91.4    22.3
2002 01 26    00 35.85   -36 32.2    0.457    0.819    55.7    96.8    22.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y27

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