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MPEC 2003-Y31 : 2003 YX1

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y31                                Issued 2003 Dec. 19, 12:42 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2003 YX1

Observations:
     K03Y01X* C2003 12 19.14221 01 34 54.52 -07 44 18.8          15.6 V EY031703
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.15148 01 35 02.19 -07 40 36.0          15.6 V EY031703
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.16058 01 35 09.66 -07 36 56.8          13.3 V EY031703
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.16976 01 35 17.22 -07 33 15.9          15.5 V EY031703
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.21501 01 35 51.76 -07 15 30.8          15.7 R EY031649
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.21580 01 35 52.44 -07 15 11.7          15.6 R EY031649
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.21661 01 35 53.11 -07 14 52.8          15.6 R EY031649
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.21741 01 35 53.79 -07 14 33.7          15.6 R EY031649
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.21820 01 35 54.47 -07 14 14.6          15.6 R EY031649
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.21900 01 35 55.14 -07 13 55.6          15.6 R EY031649
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.21980 01 35 55.82 -07 13 36.6          15.6 R EY031649
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.22060 01 35 56.50 -07 13 17.5          15.6 R EY031649
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.22498 01 36 02.67 -07 11 12.6          15.4 R EY031333
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.22546 01 36 03.05 -07 11 01.0          15.5 R EY031333
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.22590 01 36 03.39 -07 10 51.0          15.3 R EY031333
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.22634 01 36 03.79 -07 10 39.7          15.4 R EY031333
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.24333 01 36 17.92 -07 03 56.8          15.2 V EY031703
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.24484 01 36 19.17 -07 03 21.7          15.2 V EY031703
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.24631 01 36 20.41 -07 02 46.2          15.3 V EY031703
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.24782 01 36 21.58 -07 02 11.7          15.4 V EY031703
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.31535 01 37 18.50 -06 35 34.7          15.1 R EY031854
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.31661 01 37 19.57 -06 35 05.1          14.9 R EY031854
     K03Y01X  C2003 12 19.31724 01 37 20.11 -06 34 51.4          15.2 R EY031854

Observer details:
333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m f/3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers S. Larson, E. Beshore, E. Christensen,
    R. Hill, S. Kolar, D. McLean.  0.68-m f/1.8 Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 YX1                                                             PHA 0.014A
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M  89.44497              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.16901931     Peri.  226.02236     +0.71391060     +0.69234094
a   0.8924590      Node    89.85719     -0.60869777     +0.68761210
e   0.2561979      Incl.    6.01914     -0.34614836     +0.21875471
P   0.84           H   20.8           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2003 Dec. 19-19.

Ephemeris:
2003 YX1                 a,e,i = 0.89, 0.26, 6                   q = 0.6638
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    00 52.56   -24 33.8    0.026    0.987    96.2    82.3    15.7
2003 12 27    02 40.94   +19 47.9    0.061    1.023   129.1    48.3    16.6
2004 01 06    03 13.17   +29 04.7    0.109    1.054   128.0    47.3    17.9
2004 01 16    03 34.48   +32 37.6    0.160    1.079   123.0    49.8    18.8
2004 01 26    03 54.16   +34 27.0    0.212    1.098   117.5    52.7    19.6
2004 02 05    04 14.56   +35 32.3    0.264    1.112   112.0    55.3    20.2
2004 02 15    04 36.09   +36 12.0    0.316    1.119   106.6    57.7    20.6
2004 02 25    04 58.91   +36 33.4    0.366    1.121   101.4    59.9    21.0
2004 03 06    05 22.91   +36 39.3    0.412    1.116    96.5    62.0    21.3
2004 03 16    05 47.74   +36 29.5    0.454    1.106    91.7    64.1    21.6
2004 03 26    06 13.19   +36 03.7    0.489    1.089    87.2    66.2    21.8
2004 04 05    06 38.94   +35 21.3    0.517    1.067    82.8    68.5    21.9
2004 04 15    07 04.50   +34 21.9    0.537    1.039    78.5    71.1    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y31

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