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  • MPEC 2004-B12 : 2003 YM137

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    M.P.E.C. 2004-B12                                Issued 2004 Jan. 18, 23:31 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 YM137
    
    Additional Observations:
         K03YD7M  C2003 12 21.32056 08 11 46.37 +22 38 31.0          20.3 V EB012691
         K03YD7M  C2003 12 21.35096 08 11 46.35 +22 38 40.3          20.5 V EB012691
         K03YD7M  C2003 12 21.37761 08 11 46.30 +22 38 48.3          20.2 V EB012691
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 13.17998 07 59 23.45 +26 06 20.6          17.6 R EB012699
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 13.20004 07 59 21.76 +26 06 38.6                 EB012699
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 13.22006 07 59 20.10 +26 06 57.1                 EB012699
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 13.24006 07 59 18.36 +26 07 14.3                 EB012699
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.22194 07 51 41.99 +27 26 40.8          17.7 V EB012691
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.25445 07 51 38.25 +27 27 15.9          17.6 V EB012691
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.28692 07 51 34.50 +27 27 50.5          17.8 V EB012691
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.84564 07 50 34.71 +27 37 35.8          17.4 V EB012611
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.85060 07 50 34.13 +27 37 40.5                 EB012611
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.85506 07 50 33.62 +27 37 46.2                 EB012611
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.85912 07 50 33.17 +27 37 51.8          17.4 R EB012143
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.86075 07 50 33.02 +27 37 53.3          17.3 R EB012143
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.86182 07 50 32.88 +27 37 53.7                 EB012611
         K03YD7M  C2004 01 18.86517 07 50 32.47 +27 37 58.3          16.9 R EB012143
    
    Observer details:
    143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers M. Busch, A. Heller.  0.45-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers K. C. Cochran R. S. McMillan,
        M. Block.  0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 YM137                                                           PHA 0.002
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
    M 337.58211              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23452663     Peri.  126.73189     -0.91135410     +0.40906401
    a   2.6042016      Node    77.45459     -0.39104327     -0.82564167
    e   0.6852144      Incl.    2.69105     -0.12852572     -0.38856462
    P   4.20           H   19.1           G   0.15
    From 26 observations 2003 Dec. 21-2004 Jan. 18.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 YM137               a,e,i = 2.60, 0.69, 3                   q = 0.8198
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 01 16    07 55.37   +26 49.4    0.381    1.363   174.1     4.3    18.1
    2004 01 21    07 46.37   +28 18.0    0.333    1.313   170.2     7.3    17.8
    2004 01 26    07 34.48   +30 04.1    0.289    1.263   163.1    13.1    17.7
    2004 01 31    07 18.94   +32 10.4    0.248    1.214   154.6    20.4    17.5
    2004 02 05    06 58.37   +34 39.7    0.211    1.165   144.9    29.1    17.3
    2004 02 10    06 30.30   +37 33.6    0.178    1.118   133.9    39.5    17.2
    2004 02 15    05 50.00   +40 46.7    0.149    1.071   120.8    52.4    17.0
    2004 02 20    04 49.27   +43 42.4    0.123    1.027   104.7    68.7    17.0
    2004 02 25    03 19.42   +44 14.0    0.105    0.985    84.3    89.6    17.3
    2004 03 01    01 31.36   +38 40.4    0.096    0.946    59.7   115.3    18.4
    2004 03 06    00 01.16   +27 14.1    0.102    0.911    35.4   140.9    20.9
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-B12
    

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