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MPEC 2007-H12 : 2001 YK4

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M.P.E.C. 2007-H12                                Issued 2007 Apr. 17, 22:59 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2001 YK4

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-Y48

Additional Observations:
     K01Y04K 2C2005 05 04.50703113 59 14.972-06 19 29.98         22.8 R EH012568
     K01Y04K 2C2007 03 09.39074611 01 54.792+07 01 57.91         23.1 R EH012568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. J. Tholen, F. Bernardi.  2.24-m University of
    Hawaii reflector + 2048 CCD, 8.2-m reflector.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
050504 568 0.03+ 0.01-    070309 568 97.4+ 32.9-    MPO 30592   -0.28 day

Orbital elements:
2001 YK4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0713 AU
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
M  95.34883              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22907385     Peri.  207.88932     +0.99408118     -0.10437125
a   2.6453656      Node   158.03962     +0.10847832     +0.93847393
e   0.7797216      Incl.    4.62493     +0.00592167     +0.32920104
P   4.30           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
011223 699  0.1+  0.5+    011226 966  0.6-  0.8+    020122 649  0.1-  0.3+
011223 699  0.2+  0.5+    020103 649  0.3+  0.3+    020122 649  0.5+  0.3+
011223 699  0.4-  0.5+    020103 649  0.0   0.3+    020122 649  0.2+  0.3-
011223 699  0.0   0.4+    020103 649  0.3-  0.4+    020122 649  0.4+  0.3-
011224 046  1.6+  0.1+    020103 649  0.3+  0.1-    020203 113  0.5-  1.8-
011224 046  0.1-  0.7-    020103 413  0.1+  0.2-    020203 113  0.8-  1.6-
011224 046  0.8-  0.7-    020103 413  0.3-  0.1-    020203 113  0.9-  1.0-
011224 046  0.5-  0.6-    020103 413  0.2+  0.1+    020203 113  0.1+  1.7-
011224 118  0.1+  0.4-    020108 644  0.2+  0.0     020203 113  0.2+  1.4-
011224 118  0.4+  0.9-    020108 644  0.1-  0.1-    020209 413  0.2+  0.2+
011224 118  0.6+  0.1-    020108 644  0.1+  0.0     020209 413  0.3+  0.5+
011224 118  0.5+  0.7-    020113 711  0.4-  0.8+    020211 704  0.3+  0.2+
011224 918  0.2-  1.0-    020113 711  1.3-  0.7+    020211 704  0.1+  0.5+
011224 918  0.1-  0.2-    020113 711  1.4-  0.3+    020211 704 (2.1+  2.1+)
011224 649  0.4+  0.3-    020114 699  0.2-  0.3-    020211 704  1.5+  1.6+
011224 918  1.0+  1.1-    020114 704  0.3+  1.2+    020219 413  0.6+  0.5-
011224 649  0.1-  0.1-    020114 699  0.0   0.6+    020219 413  0.3+  0.2-
011224 649  0.1-  0.0     020114 704  1.1+  1.3+    020219 413  0.2+  0.1+
011225 608  0.7-  0.2-    020114 699  0.4+  0.3+    020309 696  0.3+  0.2-
011225 608  0.9-  0.3+    020114 704  0.6+  1.3+    020309 696  0.2+  0.1+
011225 608  0.7-  0.0     020114 699  0.6+  0.4-    050504 568  0.0   0.1+
011226 966  0.7-  0.5+    020114 704  0.3+  1.4+    070309 568  0.0   0.1-
011226 966  0.6-  0.4+    020114 704  0.1-  1.0+

Ephemeris:
2001 YK4                 a,e,i = 2.65, 0.78, 5                   q = 0.5827
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 04 10    10 37.59   +09 39.8    3.165    3.963   137.7     9.8    24.5
2007 04 20    10 33.21   +10 07.4    3.322    4.005   126.7    11.6    24.7
2007 04 30    10 30.66   +10 23.5    3.497    4.045   116.3    12.9    24.9
2007 05 10    10 29.86   +10 29.1    3.683    4.084   106.4    13.7    25.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-H12

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