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MPEC 2003-Y97 : 2003 YG136

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y97                                Issued 2003 Dec. 31, 12:44 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 YG136

Observations:
     K03YD6G* C2003 12 28.35653 09 41 04.82 +29 14 24.4          19.1   EY097704
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 28.36980 09 41 22.38 +29 15 53.3          20.4   EY097704
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 28.38311 09 41 40.18 +29 17 22.9          20.1   EY097704
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 28.39644 09 41 58.04 +29 18 51.2          20.1   EY097704
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 28.40996 09 42 16.13 +29 20 19.6          19.7   EY097704
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 29.44722 10 12 18.54 +31 21 07.7          18.9   EY097704
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 29.46096 10 12 45.81 +31 22 49.3          19.1   EY097704
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 29.47444 10 13 12.64 +31 24 27.6          19.4   EY097704
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 29.48786 10 13 39.56 +31 26 04.2          18.7   EY097704
     K03YD6G FC2003 12 31.04302 11 29 24.57 +34 14 11.1          18.9 R EY097620
     K03YD6G FC2003 12 31.04770 11 29 42.10 +34 14 34.9          18.8 R EY097620
     K03YD6G FC2003 12 31.05248 11 30 00.17 +34 14 57.7          19.2 R EY097620
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 31.26363 11 44 09.73 +34 25 34.1          19.2 R EY097649
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 31.26558 11 44 17.77 +34 25 41.1          19.1 R EY097649
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 31.26753 11 44 25.93 +34 25 47.3          19.1 R EY097649
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 31.26949 11 44 33.80 +34 25 54.9          18.8 R EY097649
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 31.27144 11 44 41.94 +34 26 01.4          18.9 R EY097649
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 31.29069 11 45 46.42 +34 34 34.4          18.5 R EY097859
     K03YD6G  C2003 12 31.29467 11 46 02.44 +34 34 44.1          18.5 R EY097859

Observer details:
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + 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.
859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observers C. Jacques, P. Box 1084,
    B. Horizonte - Brazil.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 YG136
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 282.17992              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.03116350     Peri.  127.57496     -0.82513626     +0.56287998
a   0.9703261      Node    86.72932     -0.53232742     -0.74616154
e   0.3547603      Incl.    2.76308     -0.18914984     -0.35554055
P   0.96           H   25.2           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
031228 704  0.4+  0.1+    031229 704  0.2-  0.1+    031231 649  1.5+  0.4-
031228 704  0.8-  0.0     031229 704  0.2+  0.2-    031231 649  0.8-  0.3+
031228 704  0.0   0.7+    031231 620  0.6+  0.4-    031231 649  0.6+  0.1+
031228 704  0.5+  0.4+    031231 620  0.4-  0.6+    031231 859  1.0-  0.3+
031228 704  0.1-  0.6-    031231 620  0.4+  0.3+    031231 859  0.1-  0.8-
031229 704  0.4-  0.7-    031231 649  0.5-  0.1+
031229 704  0.2+  0.0     031231 649  0.2-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2003 YG136               a,e,i = 0.97, 0.35, 3                   q = 0.6261
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 27    09 15.08   +27 05.7    0.044    1.018   140.6    37.8    20.0
2003 12 28    09 33.03   +28 37.7    0.038    1.012   137.7    40.8    19.7
2003 12 29    09 57.92   +30 27.4    0.033    1.006   133.4    45.3    19.5
2003 12 30    10 33.73   +32 29.1    0.028    1.000   126.9    51.9    19.3
2003 12 31    11 26.31   +34 12.9    0.023    0.994   117.2    61.7    19.2
2004 01 01    12 40.33   +34 14.0    0.020    0.988   103.2    75.6    19.3
2004 01 02    14 08.53   +30 31.6    0.019    0.982    85.6    93.3    19.9
2004 01 03    15 29.05   +23 18.5    0.020    0.976    67.5   111.4    20.9
2004 01 04    16 28.53   +15 32.8    0.023    0.970    52.7   126.3    22.3
2004 01 05    17 09.17   +09 13.4    0.027    0.963    42.0   137.0    23.7
2004 01 06    17 37.09   +04 32.6    0.032    0.957    34.6   144.3    25.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y97

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