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MPEC 2001-Y36: 2001 YT3

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Y36                                Issued 2001 Dec. 24, 00:27 UT

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                                   2001 YT3

Observations:
     K01Y03T* C2001 12 20.50867 08 26 24.26 +24 38 20.1          20.9 V      691
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 20.52418 08 26 25.79 +24 38 10.6          20.7 V      691
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 20.53971 08 26 27.29 +24 38 01.4          20.9 V      691
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 21.26449 08 27 44.86 +24 31 01.1          19.7 R      649
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 21.26742 08 27 44.92 +24 30 59.4          20.4 R      649
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 21.26972 08 27 45.43 +24 30 58.0          19.3 R      649
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 21.27316 08 27 45.67 +24 30 55.3          19.2 R      649
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 21.35578 08 27 54.04 +24 30 11.4          21.3 V      691
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 21.36039 08 27 54.50 +24 30 08.8          21.3 V      691
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 21.36573 08 27 54.98 +24 30 05.6          20.9 V      691
     K01Y03T HC2001 12 22.44396 08 29 44.82 +24 19 30.9          21.3 V      691
     K01Y03T HC2001 12 22.44901 08 29 45.28 +24 19 27.8          21.2 V      691
     K01Y03T HC2001 12 22.46265 08 29 46.64 +24 19 20.3          21.9 V      691
     K01Y03T HC2001 12 23.36786 08 31 18.70 +24 10 15.3          21.2 V      291
     K01Y03T HC2001 12 23.37237 08 31 19.12 +24 10 13.7          20.6 V      291
     K01Y03T HC2001 12 23.37682 08 31 19.52 +24 10 11.3          20.9 V      291
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 23.44674 08 31 25.46 +24 09 22.8          19.9 R      649
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 23.45192 08 31 25.96 +24 09 18.5          20.0 R      649
     K01Y03T  C2001 12 23.45709 08 31 26.42 +24 09 15.8          20.1 R      649

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. S. Descour.  1.8-m Spacewatch telescope.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers M. T. Read, A. F. Tubbiolo.
    0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.

Orbital elements:
2001 YT3
Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
M 349.96501              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28949468     Peri.  172.91785     -0.54803081     -0.83566503
a   2.2631274      Node   310.30682     +0.76507434     -0.48318757
e   0.4434707      Incl.    2.73714     +0.33811756     -0.26113928
P   3.40           H   21.5           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2001 Dec. 20-23.

Ephemeris:
2001 YT3                 a,e,i = 2.26, 0.44, 3                   q = 1.2595
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 17    08 20.09   +25 10.5    0.379    1.308   143.3    26.7    21.2
2001 12 27    08 37.15   +23 32.2    0.336    1.284   149.3    23.0    20.8
2002 01 06    08 50.90   +21 34.4    0.305    1.268   156.0    18.4    20.4
2002 01 16    09 00.95   +19 22.5    0.286    1.260   163.4    12.9    20.0
2002 01 26    09 07.78   +17 04.8    0.278    1.261   171.5     6.6    19.7
2002 02 05    09 12.64   +14 51.4    0.283    1.269   178.8     0.9    19.4
2002 02 15    09 17.04   +12 51.6    0.301    1.286   171.1     6.8    19.9
2002 02 25    09 22.61   +11 08.7    0.331    1.309   162.9    12.9    20.4
2002 03 07    09 30.20   +09 41.3    0.373    1.340   155.1    18.2    20.9
2002 03 17    09 40.00   +08 24.8    0.428    1.376   147.9    22.6    21.4
2002 03 27    09 51.91   +07 13.2    0.495    1.418   141.2    26.2    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y36

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