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MPEC 2001-Y48: 2001 YK4

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Y48                                Issued 2001 Dec. 27, 07:02 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 YK4

Observations:
     K01Y04K* C2001 12 23.36771 09 45 16.41 +00 45 18.9          18.1 R      699
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 23.39194 09 45 10.15 +00 46 04.0                      699
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 23.41617 09 45 03.83 +00 46 49.2                      699
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 23.44047 09 44 57.55 +00 47 34.3                      699
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.04102 09 42 27.23 +01 06 05.5          17.5 R      046
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.04181 09 42 26.91 +01 06 06.2                      046
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.04444 09 42 26.19 +01 06 11.1                      046
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.04527 09 42 26.00 +01 06 12.7                      046
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.12034 09 42 06.72 +01 08 32.2                      118
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.12133 09 42 06.49 +01 08 33.5                      118
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.12326 09 42 06.01 +01 08 37.9                      118
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.12436 09 42 05.72 +01 08 39.3          17.2 R      118
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.43674 09 40 47.75 +01 18 18.1                      918
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.43848 09 40 47.31 +01 18 22.1                      918
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.44163 09 40 46.37 +01 18 29.5          18.1 R      649
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.44218 09 40 46.43 +01 18 28.1          19.8 R      918
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.44324 09 40 45.92 +01 18 32.7          17.9 R      649
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 24.44649 09 40 45.09 +01 18 38.8          17.8 R      649
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 25.49950 09 36 24.49 +01 51 01.2          19.4        608
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 25.50967 09 36 21.88 +01 51 20.3          19.3        608
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 25.52028 09 36 19.18 +01 51 39.4          19.5        608
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 26.22262 09 33 25.27 +02 12 50.5          17.9 R      966
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 26.22833 09 33 23.85 +02 13 00.8          17.9 R      966
     K01Y04K  C2001 12 26.23470 09 33 22.25 +02 13 12.8          18.4 R      966

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Kocer, M. Kocherova.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 YK4
Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
M  12.36550              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22355140     Peri.  207.99531     +0.99492150     -0.09559524
a   2.6887543      Node   157.42445     +0.10064054     +0.93968358
e   0.7803955      Incl.    4.70777     +0.00164273     +0.32841485
P   4.41           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2001 Dec. 23-26.

Ephemeris:
2001 YK4                 a,e,i = 2.69, 0.78, 5                   q = 0.5905
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 27    09 30.26   +02 36.6    0.395    1.275   130.2    36.1    18.5
2002 01 06    08 52.10   +07 17.2    0.459    1.401   150.5    20.2    18.5
2002 01 16    08 20.58   +11 05.9    0.547    1.523   167.7     7.9    18.7
2002 01 26    07 57.36   +13 56.8    0.662    1.641   170.2     5.9    19.1
2002 02 05    07 42.26   +15 57.6    0.802    1.755   158.0    12.1    20.0
2002 02 15    07 34.00   +17 20.8    0.963    1.866   146.1    17.2    20.7
2002 02 25    07 31.18   +18 16.6    1.142    1.972   135.3    20.7    21.3
2002 03 07    07 32.47   +18 52.3    1.335    2.076   125.6    22.9    21.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y48

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