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MPEC 2003-Y50 : 2003 UY117

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y50                                Issued 2003 Dec. 23, 18:20 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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                                  2003 UY117

                           Revision to MPEC 2003-V03

Additional Observations:
     K03UB7Y  C2001 07 26.46860 00 32 46.63 +11 32 56.0          20.7 R EY050644
     K03UB7Y  C2001 08 05.44042 00 32 27.47 +11 33 01.0                 EY050644
     K03UB7Y  C2001 10 12.37309 00 27 13.62 +11 05 34.7          20.6 R EY050644
     K03UB7Y  C2002 10 30.11694 00 34 46.81 +11 46 21.1          20.9 R EY050644
     K03UB7Y  C2002 11 22.10551 00 33 16.30 +11 32 50.5                 EY050644
     K03UB7Y  C2003 11 23.13530 00 42 14.69 +12 23 08.1          20.5 R EY050695
     K03UB7Y  C2003 11 23.19556 00 42 14.48 +12 23 06.1                 EY050695
     K03UB7Y  C2003 11 24.12334 00 42 11.64 +12 22 36.8          20.5 R EY050695
     K03UB7Y  C2003 11 24.20239 00 42 11.39 +12 22 34.4                 EY050695
     K03UB7Y  C2003 12 20.09119 00 41 29.04 +12 11 57.9          21.9 R EY050333
     K03UB7Y  C2003 12 22.08583 00 41 28.96 +12 11 26.5          21.1 R EY050333

Observer details:
333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m reflector
    + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Measurer R. Stoss.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
695 Kitt Peak.  Observers L. H. Wasserman, E. I. Chiang, J. R. Lovering.
    Measurers M. W. Buie, R. L. Millis, L. H. Wasserman, K. B. Clancy,
    E. I. Chiang, J. J. Qu, J. R. Lovering, S. D. Kern.  3.8-m reflector + CCD,
    3.6-m WIYN reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
010726 644 0.60- 0.30-    021122 644 0.30- 0.15-    MPO 53859

Orbital elements:
2003 UY117
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 359.29390              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00239418     Peri.  112.46798     +0.94444885     -0.30156313
a  55.3390607      Node   265.28124     +0.23210039     +0.89349331
e   0.4133446      Incl.    7.53431     +0.23269246     +0.33276025
P 412              H    6.4           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
010726 644  0.2-  0.3-    031022 691  0.0   0.0     031124 695  0.0   0.0
010805 644  0.3-  0.3+    031102 291  0.0   0.3+    031217 333  0.4-  0.1-
011012 644  0.1+  0.2+    031102 291  0.0   0.2+    031218 333  0.3-  0.3-
021030 644  0.3+  0.1+    031102 291  0.3+  0.0     031219 333  0.8-  1.3+
021122 644  0.3+  0.5-    031123 695  0.2+  0.1-    031220 333  0.3+  0.6-
031022 691  0.1-  0.0     031123 695  0.1-  0.2-    031222 333  0.2+  0.3-
031022 691  0.2+  0.0     031124 695  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2003 UY117               a,e,i = 55.34, 0.41, 8                  q = 32.465
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    00 41.50   +12 12.9   32.127   32.470   109.6     1.6    21.6
2003 12 27    00 41.51   +12 10.4   32.293   32.470    99.5     1.7    21.6
2004 01 06    00 41.73   +12 09.0   32.464   32.469    89.4     1.7    21.6
2004 01 16    00 42.14   +12 09.0   32.636   32.469    79.4     1.7    21.6
2004 01 26    00 42.74   +12 10.3   32.801   32.469    69.5     1.6    21.6
2004 02 05    00 43.53   +12 12.8   32.957   32.468    59.6     1.5    21.6
2004 02 15    00 44.46   +12 16.6   33.097   32.468    49.8     1.3    21.6
2004 02 25    00 45.54   +12 21.5   33.218   32.468    40.1     1.1    21.6
2004 03 06    00 46.72   +12 27.4   33.318   32.468    30.6     0.9    21.6

     This 2:5 Neptune libration orbit keeps the object more than 21 AU from
Neptune over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y50

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