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MPEC 2003-Y72 : 2003 YP94

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y72                                Issued 2003 Dec. 25, 18:47 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
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                                   2003 YP94

Observations:
     K03Y94P* C2003 12 22.19548 03 46 25.49 +11 41 38.1          20.4   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 22.22054 03 46 32.61 +11 38 07.8          20.3   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 22.23383 03 46 36.30 +11 36 14.7          20.3   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 22.24642 03 46 39.87 +11 34 27.7          19.9   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 25.21673 04 04 55.42 +03 41 10.2          19.4   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 25.21694 04 04 55.57 +03 41 08.4          19.7   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 25.22705 04 04 59.26 +03 39 19.8          19.7   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 25.22725 04 04 59.40 +03 39 17.2          20.2   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 25.23723 04 05 03.08 +03 37 30.8          20.0   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 25.23744 04 05 03.12 +03 37 28.3          20.1   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 25.25795 04 05 10.82 +03 33 47.5          20.0   EY072704
     K03Y94P  C2003 12 25.25815 04 05 10.82 +03 33 46.1          20.0   EY072704

Observer details:
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.

Orbital elements:
2003 YP94
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M 348.31436              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30650093     Peri.  210.99128     -0.41201612     -0.89986860
a   2.1786202      Node   263.67603     +0.86270649     -0.33471585
e   0.5375129      Incl.    8.27832     +0.29322387     -0.27964584
P   3.22           H   23.5           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2003 Dec. 22-25.

Ephemeris:
2003 YP94                a,e,i = 2.18, 0.54, 8                   q = 1.0076
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    03 23.84   +21 29.0    0.095    1.067   149.4    28.0    19.8
2003 12 22    03 45.37   +12 09.6    0.076    1.048   146.5    31.2    19.3
2003 12 27    04 18.22   -01 56.3    0.063    1.033   140.9    36.9    19.0
2004 01 01    05 06.92   -20 32.9    0.057    1.021   130.5    47.1    19.1
2004 01 06    06 13.72   -38 16.7    0.060    1.013   117.9    59.1    19.5
2004 01 11    07 31.31   -49 23.3    0.071    1.008   108.7    67.5    20.2
2004 01 16    08 42.97   -54 07.7    0.086    1.008   103.8    71.4    20.7
2004 01 21    09 37.93   -55 19.2    0.104    1.011   102.3    72.0    21.1
2004 01 26    10 16.58   -54 56.7    0.122    1.019   102.7    70.5    21.5
2004 01 31    10 43.27   -53 55.4    0.141    1.029   104.5    67.9    21.7
2004 02 05    11 01.73   -52 36.9    0.159    1.044   107.2    64.4    21.9
2004 02 10    11 14.44   -51 08.5    0.177    1.062   110.5    60.5    22.0
2004 02 15    11 22.99   -49 31.4    0.195    1.083   114.3    56.2    22.2

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y72

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