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MPEC 2003-A63 : 2002 YK29

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M.P.E.C. 2003-A63                                Issued 2003 Jan. 10, 02:51 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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                                   2002 YK29

Observations:
     K02Y29K  C2002 12 31.21666 08 10 08.90 +23 00 07.9          19.9 V      291
     K02Y29K  C2002 12 31.22849 08 10 08.21 +23 00 01.0          20.0 V      291
     K02Y29K  C2002 12 31.23651 08 10 07.70 +22 59 56.2          19.8 V      291
     K02Y29K* C2002 12 31.30134 08 10 03.69 +22 59 18.3          19.7        704
     K02Y29K  C2002 12 31.31628 08 10 02.71 +22 59 08.0          19.3        704
     K02Y29K  C2002 12 31.34574 08 10 00.84 +22 58 51.1          19.9        704
     K02Y29K  C2002 12 31.36045 08 09 59.95 +22 58 42.6          19.5        704
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 04.30695 08 06 00.74 +22 19 16.1          18.8        704
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 04.32112 08 05 59.76 +22 19 06.9          19.0        704
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 04.33538 08 05 58.86 +22 18 58.2          19.2        704
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 04.36397 08 05 56.96 +22 18 41.6          20.0        704
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 05.34512 08 04 55.06 +22 09 03.7          20.1 V      291
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 05.37025 08 04 53.36 +22 08 48.8          20.1 V      291
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 05.39702 08 04 51.54 +22 08 33.0          19.8 V      291
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 08.32011 08 01 44.19 +21 40 11.8          19.0        704
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 08.33491 08 01 43.16 +21 40 02.9          19.1        704
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 08.34954 08 01 42.23 +21 39 55.0          19.6        704
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 08.36418 08 01 41.11 +21 39 46.3          19.2        704
     K02Y29K  C2003 01 08.37882 08 01 40.15 +21 39 38.3          19.3        704

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers M. Block, J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
    S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2002 YK29
Epoch 2003 Jan. 1.0 TT = JDT 2452640.5                  MPC
M  12.32554              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.16566866     Peri.  126.53147     +0.46805340     -0.87022198
a   3.2832893      Node   294.87463     +0.74692626     +0.48255711
e   0.5491532      Incl.    9.75725     +0.47225753     +0.09925892
P   5.95           H   18.9           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2002 Dec. 31-2003 Jan. 8.

Ephemeris:
2002 YK29                a,e,i = 3.28, 0.55, 10                  q = 1.4803
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 01 01    08 09.37   +22 52.3    0.707    1.666   160.4    11.4    20.0
2003 01 11    07 58.84   +21 14.8    0.733    1.713   172.8     4.1    19.8
2003 01 21    07 48.59   +19 46.0    0.782    1.764   174.8     2.9    19.9
2003 01 31    07 40.56   +18 28.6    0.853    1.818   162.9     9.2    20.5
2003 02 10    07 35.92   +17 23.8    0.945    1.874   151.8    14.4    21.0
2003 02 20    07 35.00   +16 30.2    1.056    1.931   141.6    18.5    21.4
2003 03 02    07 37.51   +15 45.0    1.184    1.991   132.3    21.6    21.8

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-A63

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