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MPEC 2003-Y90 : 2003 YS117

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y90                                Issued 2003 Dec. 29, 15:18 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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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                  2003 YS117

Observations:
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 27.37308 09 38 37.58 +23 55 38.9          19.7   EY090704
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 27.38599 09 38 36.64 +23 55 25.3          20.5   EY090704
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 27.39927 09 38 35.35 +23 55 13.1          20.0   EY090704
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 27.41218 09 38 34.23 +23 55 01.0          20.1   EY090704
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 27.42526 09 38 33.12 +23 54 49.4          19.6   EY090704
     K03YB7S* C2003 12 28.39534 09 37 11.65 +23 39 39.9          19.1   EY090704
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 28.40848 09 37 10.48 +23 39 27.8          19.3   EY090704
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 28.42147 09 37 09.26 +23 39 15.4          19.1   EY090704
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 28.43444 09 37 08.07 +23 39 02.6          19.2   EY090704
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 28.44771 09 37 06.85 +23 38 49.9          19.5   EY090704
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 29.27154 09 35 53.78 +23 25 36.3          19.1 R EY090H36
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 29.27642 09 35 53.39 +23 25 32.5          19.1 R EY090H36
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 29.28374 09 35 52.62 +23 25 25.4          19.6 R EY090H36
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 29.28428 09 35 52.77 +23 25 25.5          19.8 R EY090926
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 29.28555 09 35 52.57 +23 25 23.8          18.9 R EY090854
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 29.28873 09 35 52.33 +23 25 20.9          19.3 R EY090926
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 29.28887 09 35 52.38 +23 25 19.4          19.0 R EY090854
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 29.29218 09 35 52.07 +23 25 17.8          19.1 R EY090854
     K03YB7S  C2003 12 29.29322 09 35 51.88 +23 25 17.3                 EY090926

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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 YS117
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 238.53969              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68355567     Peri.  319.58435     -0.08939548     +0.89065427
a   1.2763020      Node   300.62213     -0.72668383     -0.36442370
e   0.3445939      Incl.   31.20161     -0.68113072     +0.27190132
P   1.44           H   18.1           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2003 Dec. 27-29.

Ephemeris:
2003 YS117               a,e,i = 1.28, 0.34, 31                  q = 0.8365
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 27    09 39.12   +24 01.4    0.735    1.589   134.8    26.0    19.6
2004 01 06    09 21.17   +21 06.3    0.633    1.558   148.4    19.3    19.0
2004 01 16    08 53.23   +17 11.9    0.553    1.523   164.2    10.1    18.4
2004 01 26    08 16.89   +12 08.1    0.503    1.485   172.4     5.0    17.9
2004 02 05    07 37.97   +06 22.3    0.489    1.444   155.0    16.7    18.2
2004 02 15    07 03.68   +00 53.5    0.505    1.399   136.8    28.9    18.6
2004 02 25    06 38.41   -03 35.9    0.544    1.352   120.9    38.9    19.0
2004 03 06    06 22.68   -07 03.3    0.592    1.302   107.9    46.5    19.3
2004 03 16    06 14.83   -09 46.0    0.641    1.249    97.3    52.2    19.5
2004 03 26    06 12.94   -12 02.3    0.683    1.195    88.6    56.6    19.7
2004 04 05    06 15.31   -14 07.1    0.714    1.139    81.4    60.3    19.8
2004 04 15    06 20.57   -16 09.6    0.731    1.084    75.5    63.7    19.9
2004 04 25    06 27.69   -18 15.1    0.731    1.029    70.6    67.3    19.9
2004 05 05    06 35.75   -20 25.9    0.712    0.977    66.6    71.4    19.8
2004 05 15    06 43.87   -22 38.7    0.674    0.929    63.3    76.4    19.7
2004 05 25    06 51.20   -24 45.2    0.616    0.889    60.5    82.5    19.7
2004 06 04    06 56.70   -26 27.5    0.541    0.859    57.8    90.0    19.6
2004 06 14    06 59.26   -27 08.7    0.450    0.841    54.8    99.3    19.6
2004 06 24    06 57.87   -25 36.0    0.351    0.837    50.2   111.0    19.7
2004 07 04    06 51.44   -18 57.8    0.249    0.847    41.8   126.8    20.1
2004 07 14    06 39.17   +00 29.2    0.163    0.871    25.1   150.3    22.4
2004 07 24    06 18.37   +42 08.1    0.134    0.907    33.1   142.3    20.7
2004 08 03    05 25.7    +76 32.6    0.184    0.950    64.6   105.3    18.2
2004 08 13    21 41      +85 39.2    0.265    1.000    79.7    85.2    18.2
2004 08 23    19 25.8    +78 33.6    0.348    1.054    87.3    73.4    18.5
2004 09 02    19 09.2    +73 21.8    0.427    1.109    92.0    65.3    18.8
2004 09 12    19 10.11   +69 15.0    0.500    1.165    95.4    59.3    19.1
2004 09 22    19 19.63   +65 39.7    0.567    1.220    98.1    54.5    19.3
2004 10 02    19 34.98   +62 22.5    0.629    1.274   100.3    50.6    19.5
2004 10 12    19 54.66   +59 16.2    0.688    1.325   102.1    47.4    19.7
2004 10 22    20 17.79   +56 18.3    0.745    1.374   103.4    44.8    19.9
2004 11 01    20 43.47   +53 29.0    0.802    1.420   104.2    42.7    20.0
2004 11 11    21 10.99   +50 48.6    0.861    1.463   104.3    41.0    20.2
2004 11 21    21 39.79   +48 18.9    0.924    1.503   103.6    39.7    20.4
2004 12 01    22 09.30   +46 02.1    0.993    1.540   102.2    38.8    20.6
2004 12 11    22 39.09   +43 59.5    1.067    1.573   100.0    38.1    20.8
2004 12 21    23 08.89   +42 12.4    1.148    1.602    97.2    37.5    20.9
2004 12 31    23 38.46   +40 41.0    1.236    1.629    93.8    37.0    21.1
2005 01 10    00 07.67   +39 24.2    1.328    1.652    89.9    36.5    21.3
2005 01 20    00 36.49   +38 20.7    1.425    1.671    85.7    36.0    21.5
2005 01 30    01 04.88   +37 28.4    1.526    1.687    81.3    35.3    21.6
2005 02 09    01 32.86   +36 44.7    1.628    1.699    76.8    34.4    21.7
2005 02 19    02 00.49   +36 07.0    1.730    1.708    72.1    33.4    21.9
2005 03 01    02 27.78   +35 32.8    1.831    1.714    67.4    32.2    21.9
2005 03 11    02 54.77   +34 59.4    1.929    1.716    62.6    30.9    22.0
2005 03 21    03 21.50   +34 24.6    2.023    1.715    57.9    29.5    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y90

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