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MPEC 2003-Y35 : 2001 WN1

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y35                                Issued 2003 Dec. 19, 14:54 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 WN1

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-W30

Additional Observations:
     K01W01N HC2003 12 01.46757 10 16 34.55 -05 30 38.9          22.7 V EY035291
     K01W01N HC2003 12 01.47141 10 16 34.75 -05 30 44.1          22.4 V EY035291
     K01W01N HC2003 12 01.47510 10 16 34.99 -05 30 47.8          23   V EY035291
     K01W01N HC2003 12 19.46187 10 29 12.09 -11 15 43.6          22.3 V EY035291
     K01W01N HC2003 12 19.46558 10 29 12.17 -11 15 47.4          21.8 V EY035291
     K01W01N HC2003 12 19.46966 10 29 12.27 -11 15 52.2          21.7 V EY035291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. S. Descour.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
031201 291 13.3-  3.5+    031219 291 16.0-  2.0+    MPO 26054   +0.0075 day

Orbital elements:
2001 WN1
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M  83.93062              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53554089     Peri.  127.13323     +0.96042654     -0.17335058
a   1.5017845      Node   243.79526     +0.10656299     +0.95186108
e   0.3031489      Incl.   14.06300     +0.25734256     +0.25280440
P   1.84           H   19.5           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
011112 704  0.1+  1.4+    011118 704  0.5+  0.4+    020101 413  0.0   0.4+
011112 704  0.8+  0.9-    011118 704  0.4+  1.2+    020101 413  0.1+  0.7-
011112 704  0.3+  0.4+    011118 704  0.0   0.3-    020101 413  0.3+  0.2+
011112 704  0.0   0.2-    011118 704  0.3+  0.1-    020112 704  0.9-  0.4+
011117 704  0.3-  0.0     011119 704  0.4-  0.3-    020112 704  0.6-  0.0
011117 704  0.6-  0.4-    011119 704  0.4-  0.8-    020112 704  0.3-  0.1+
011117 704  0.4-  0.1-    011119 704  0.3-  0.7-    020112 704  0.4+  0.3+
011117 704  0.2-  0.1-    011120 402  0.0   0.2+    020212 291  0.4+  0.2+
011117 704  0.6-  0.5+    011120 402  0.7+  0.1-    020212 291  1.0+  0.1+
011117 704  0.4+  0.3+    011120 402  0.1+  0.7-    020212 291 (2.3+  0.6+)
011117 704  0.2+  0.9-    011126 118  1.0-  0.4+    031201 291  0.0   0.1+
011117 704  0.5-  0.3+    011126 118  0.4-  0.9+    031201 291  0.4-  0.5-
011117 704  0.1-  0.1+    011126 118  0.1-  0.2+    031201 291  0.0   0.3+
011117 704  0.5-  0.5+    011204 413  0.9+  0.3+    031219 291  0.2-  0.4-
011118 696  0.4+  0.5-    011204 413  0.6+  0.8-    031219 291  0.0   0.2-
011118 696  0.0   0.6-    011204 413  0.1-  0.0     031219 291  0.3+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2001 WN1                 a,e,i = 1.50, 0.30, 14                  q = 1.0465
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    10 28.19   -10 31.0    1.021    1.548   101.1    38.6    22.0
2003 12 27    10 30.67   -13 25.1    0.971    1.588   108.7    35.9    21.9
2004 01 06    10 28.58   -15 55.3    0.925    1.627   117.0    32.6    21.8
2004 01 16    10 21.62   -17 51.1    0.884    1.664   125.9    28.6    21.6
2004 01 26    10 09.96   -18 59.4    0.854    1.699   134.9    24.2    21.4
2004 02 05    09 54.77   -19 08.5    0.839    1.732   143.1    20.0    21.3
2004 02 15    09 38.19   -18 15.1    0.843    1.763   148.6    17.0    21.3
2004 02 25    09 22.75   -16 27.1    0.868    1.791   149.2    16.4    21.3
2004 03 06    09 10.68   -14 04.2    0.914    1.818   145.0    18.3    21.5
2004 03 16    09 03.11   -11 29.3    0.979    1.842   137.9    21.2    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y35

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