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MPEC 2003-Y93 : 2003 YL118

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y93                                Issued 2003 Dec. 29, 20:34 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.

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                                  2003 YL118

Observations:
     K03YB8L* C2003 12 28.14479 02 34 50.61 +28 11 56.3          17.1   EY093704
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 28.15848 02 35 12.03 +28 10 44.1          17.5   EY093704
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 28.17190 02 35 32.98 +28 09 32.8          17.5   EY093704
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 28.18531 02 35 53.84 +28 08 21.2          17.6   EY093704
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 28.19905 02 36 15.21 +28 07 07.6          17.5   EY093704
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 29.78050 03 11 15.41 +25 54 16.2          17.7 V EY093611
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 29.78160 03 11 16.69 +25 54 11.6                 EY093611
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 29.78304 03 11 18.25 +25 54 04.0                 EY093611
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 29.79464 03 11 30.40 +25 53 11.8                 EY093611
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 29.79845 03 11 34.43 +25 52 54.3                 EY093611
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 29.79978 03 11 35.78 +25 52 48.3                 EY093611
     K03YB8L  C2003 12 29.80309 03 11 39.22 +25 52 32.4                 EY093611

Observer details:
611 Starkenburg.  Observers M. Busch, A. Heller, J. Rothermel.  0.45-m f/4.4
    reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
2003 YL118
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M  51.67826              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.83315521     Peri.   65.05653     +0.95374444     +0.27192380
a   1.1185415      Node   278.95489     -0.30061129     +0.85971456
e   0.4802411      Incl.    7.45556     -0.00209519     +0.43237522
P   1.18           H   21.4           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2003 Dec. 28-29.

Ephemeris:
2003 YL118               a,e,i = 1.12, 0.48, 7                   q = 0.5814
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 27    01 58.84   +29 49.3    0.054    1.013   121.9    55.6    17.1
2004 01 06    04 21.12   +19 53.5    0.138    1.095   141.9    33.7    18.7
2004 01 16    04 53.83   +16 59.3    0.237    1.172   138.7    33.6    20.0
2004 01 26    05 12.20   +16 00.6    0.343    1.243   132.7    35.6    21.0
2004 02 05    05 27.49   +15 43.1    0.456    1.309   126.3    37.4    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y93

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