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MPEC 2003-Y44 : Orbital elements:

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y44                                Issued 2003 Dec. 22, 15:17 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

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                                   2003 YP17

Observations:
     K03Y17P* C2003 12 20.25738 05 33 02.76 +11 31 29.7          19.2   EY044704
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 20.27081 05 33 01.39 +11 31 27.8          19.5   EY044704
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 20.29715 05 32 58.62 +11 31 24.0          19.5   EY044704
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 20.31029 05 32 57.19 +11 31 22.1          19.5   EY044704
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.17590 05 31 31.95 +11 29 47.0          18.9 R EY044H36
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.18149 05 31 31.30 +11 29 45.3          19.5 R EY044H36
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.18677 05 31 30.73 +11 29 46.2          19.2 R EY044H36
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.20975 05 31 28.52 +11 29 45.2          19.0 R EY044448
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.21014 05 31 28.58 +11 29 43.9          19.3 R EY044854
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.21330 05 31 28.11 +11 29 44.8          18.8 R EY044448
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.21564 05 31 27.95 +11 29 45.1          18.8 R EY044854
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.21755 05 31 27.66 +11 29 44.5          19.3 R EY044448
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.22114 05 31 27.38 +11 29 44.6          19.2 R EY044854
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.26684 05 31 22.42 +11 29 38.2          19.9   EY044704
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.28100 05 31 20.96 +11 29 38.9          19.4   EY044704
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.30760 05 31 18.15 +11 29 36.2          19.3   EY044704
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.32090 05 31 16.76 +11 29 34.0          19.3   EY044704
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.92279 05 30 16.73 +11 28 32.0          19.5 R EY044966
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.93727 05 30 15.18 +11 28 31.1          19.2 R EY044966
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.95134 05 30 13.66 +11 28 29.4          18.9 R EY044J95
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.96034 05 30 12.74 +11 28 28.9          19.1 R EY044J95
     K03Y17P  C2003 12 21.96977 05 30 11.72 +11 28 27.9          19.3 R EY044J95

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    f/6 + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 YP17                                                            PHA 0.038
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M 313.94768              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39454037     Peri.   28.04353     -0.99445675     -0.09540699
a   1.8410903      Node   146.39194     +0.07518001     -0.93903739
e   0.4314085      Incl.    4.57975     +0.07351007     -0.33031241
P   2.50           H   19.6           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2003 Dec. 20-21.

Ephemeris:
2003 YP17                a,e,i = 1.84, 0.43, 5                   q = 1.0468
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    05 38.23   +11 39.0    0.521    1.498   168.3     7.6    19.6
2003 12 27    05 21.50   +11 24.4    0.470    1.437   161.5    12.5    19.5
2004 01 06    05 04.21   +11 37.8    0.437    1.377   149.2    21.4    19.5
2004 01 16    04 49.73   +12 23.5    0.418    1.319   136.5    30.9    19.6
2004 01 26    04 40.78   +13 41.8    0.408    1.263   124.8    39.8    19.7
2004 02 05    04 38.92   +15 29.6    0.402    1.210   114.7    47.7    19.8
2004 02 15    04 44.45   +17 41.5    0.395    1.162   106.3    54.6    19.9
2004 02 25    04 57.37   +20 12.4    0.385    1.121    99.6    60.5    19.9
2004 03 06    05 17.75   +22 56.1    0.372    1.087    94.6    65.5    19.9
2004 03 16    05 45.86   +25 44.0    0.355    1.063    91.1    69.3    19.9
2004 03 26    06 22.69   +28 22.7    0.337    1.049    89.4    71.9    19.9
2004 04 05    07 09.36   +30 27.7    0.318    1.047    89.5    72.8    19.8
2004 04 15    08 06.02   +31 20.5    0.304    1.057    91.7    71.6    19.6
2004 04 25    09 10.30   +30 15.6    0.299    1.078    95.7    68.3    19.5
2004 05 05    10 16.09   +26 50.1    0.305    1.108   101.0    63.3    19.5
2004 05 15    11 16.47   +21 32.4    0.328    1.147   106.3    57.8    19.6
2004 05 25    12 07.97   +15 24.6    0.366    1.193   110.7    52.6    19.7
2004 06 04    12 50.71   +09 23.3    0.421    1.244   113.5    48.4    20.0
2004 06 14    13 26.39   +03 58.6    0.491    1.299   114.6    45.3    20.4
2004 06 24    13 57.02   -00 42.2    0.574    1.357   114.2    43.1    20.7
2004 07 04    14 24.21   -04 40.9    0.669    1.417   112.7    41.5    21.1
2004 07 14    14 49.06   -08 02.7    0.776    1.477   110.3    40.2    21.5
2004 07 24    15 12.42   -10 53.7    0.893    1.538   107.2    39.1    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y44

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