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MPEC 2004-A20 : 2003 YT124

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M.P.E.C. 2004-A20                                Issued 2004 Jan. 4, 18:35 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 YT124

Observations:
     K03YC4T* C2003 12 28.35526 09 30 10.48 +30 29 05.3          19.8   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2003 12 28.36853 09 30 10.95 +30 28 50.6          20.0   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2003 12 28.38184 09 30 11.40 +30 28 37.0          20.2   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2003 12 28.39516 09 30 11.91 +30 28 21.7          19.9   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2003 12 28.40869 09 30 12.45 +30 28 08.2          20.0   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2003 12 30.33107 09 31 31.59 +29 53 55.6          20.0   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2003 12 30.34300 09 31 31.96 +29 53 44.9          20.2   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2003 12 30.35490 09 31 32.25 +29 53 31.1          20.2   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2003 12 30.36711 09 31 32.52 +29 53 18.4          20.4   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2004 01 03.42467 09 33 14.81 +28 41 28.0          20.3   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2004 01 03.43835 09 33 14.74 +28 41 14.7          19.6   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2004 01 03.45169 09 33 14.80 +28 41 01.0          19.7   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2004 01 03.46508 09 33 14.83 +28 40 44.3          20.0   EA020704
     K03YC4T  C2004 01 04.04556 09 33 24.13 +28 30 30.0          19.2 R EA020620
     K03YC4T  C2004 01 04.06201 09 33 24.11 +28 30 12.4          20.2 R EA020620
     K03YC4T 1C2004 01 04.71159 09 33 30.60 +28 19 18.4          20.2 R EA020413
     K03YC4T 1C2004 01 04.71923 09 33 30.57 +28 19 10.3          20.4 R EA020413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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 YT124
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M   5.91997              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28125459     Peri.  117.60098     +0.08966136     -0.99464107
a   2.3071171      Node   327.13014     +0.87709132     +0.10334207
e   0.4770484      Incl.    5.44267     +0.47188098     -0.00309308
P   3.50           H   21.0           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2003 Dec. 28-2004 Jan. 4.

Ephemeris:
2003 YT124               a,e,i = 2.31, 0.48, 5                   q = 1.2065
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 27    09 29.03   +30 53.2    0.306    1.228   137.7    32.6    20.3
2004 01 06    09 33.65   +27 56.3    0.309    1.252   146.1    26.0    20.1
2004 01 16    09 30.99   +25 06.0    0.321    1.284   156.1    18.1    20.0
2004 01 26    09 23.78   +22 27.7    0.345    1.323   167.1     9.6    19.9
2004 02 05    09 15.52   +20 04.9    0.383    1.368   176.0     2.9    19.9
2004 02 15    09 09.03   +18 00.7    0.436    1.418   168.6     7.9    20.5
2004 02 25    09 05.88   +16 15.1    0.505    1.471   158.4    14.3    21.2
2004 03 06    09 06.61   +14 44.4    0.589    1.528   149.0    19.6    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A20

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