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MPEC 2003-Y99 : 2003 YJ136

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y99                                Issued 2003 Dec. 31, 13:23 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.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                  2003 YJ136

Observations:
     K03YD6J* C2003 12 29.30631 08 54 11.67 +22 40 22.9          19.2 R EY099699
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 29.32298 08 54 09.45 +22 39 12.7                 EY099699
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 29.33961 08 54 07.50 +22 38 02.3                 EY099699
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 29.35622 08 54 05.42 +22 36 51.6                 EY099699
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 30.26215 08 52 21.36 +21 31 53.9          19.4 R EY099649
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 30.26764 08 52 20.73 +21 31 27.3          18.7 R EY099649
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 30.27312 08 52 20.17 +21 31 06.5          20.0 R EY099649
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.06293 08 50 46.26 +20 33 47.2          19.2 R EY099132
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.07701 08 50 44.42 +20 32 47.2          19.4 R EY099620
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.08503 08 50 43.31 +20 32 10.8          19.6 R EY099132
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.09015 08 50 42.73 +20 31 49.5          19.5 R EY099620
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.10009 08 50 41.41 +20 31 05.6          19.4 R EY099620
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.10712 08 50 40.49 +20 30 33.1          19.5 R EY099132
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.17815 08 50 33.45 +20 25 19.6          19.8 R EY099649
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.17993 08 50 33.24 +20 25 12.7          19.4 R EY099649
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.18170 08 50 33.05 +20 25 05.7          19.6 R EY099649
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.18348 08 50 32.81 +20 24 57.9          19.1 R EY099649
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.19517 08 50 30.35 +20 24 33.5          19.2 R EY099859
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.20190 08 50 29.47 +20 24 04.5          19.2 R EY099859
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.20203 08 50 29.46 +20 24 03.7          19.3 R EY099859
     K03YD6J  C2003 12 31.20893 08 50 28.56 +20 23 33.5          19.2 R EY099859

Observer details:
132 Bedoin.  Observer P. Antonini.  0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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.  0.3-m Schmidt
    Cassegrain + CCD, 0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + 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 YJ136
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M   1.96967              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31527901     Peri.  170.20466     -0.16504900     -0.88749340
a   2.1379917      Node   288.27822     +0.87146730     +0.07304714
e   0.3946241      Incl.   26.94345     +0.46184799     -0.45499405
P   3.13           H   20.4           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2003 Dec. 29-31.

Ephemeris:
2003 YJ136               a,e,i = 2.14, 0.39, 27                  q = 1.2943
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 27    08 58.36   +25 21.5    0.363    1.296   144.2    26.4    20.0
2004 01 06    08 38.13   +13 09.7    0.342    1.303   155.9    17.9    19.6
2004 01 16    08 15.12   +00 58.0    0.352    1.318   158.8    15.6    19.6
2004 01 26    07 54.02   -08 48.7    0.390    1.339   150.8    21.0    20.0
2004 02 05    07 38.43   -15 18.1    0.450    1.365   141.0    27.0    20.6
2004 02 15    07 29.63   -19 03.5    0.524    1.397   132.6    31.4    21.1
2004 02 25    07 27.35   -20 57.2    0.608    1.433   125.8    34.1    21.5
2004 03 06    07 30.67   -21 42.8    0.697    1.473   120.3    35.6    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y99

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