2003 YK118 2003 YK118 Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPEC 2004-E31: 2003 YK118 Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5 MPC M 51.31749 (2000.0) P Q n 0.44690598 Peri. 232.83011 -0.93601169 +0.34405814 a 1.6943064 Node 327.10654 -0.26377792 -0.82529510 e 0.4922290 Incl. 7.85313 -0.23303074 -0.44778566 P 2.21 H 18.7 G 0.15 U 2 From 205 observations at 3 oppositions, 1993-2004, mean residual 0".56. An explanation of the orbital elements is available. These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs. Ephemeris The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available. Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2004 04 15 21 52.45 -27 34.4 0.526 0.918 65.3 83.3 20.0 2004 04 20 22 03.30 -26 10.6 0.555 0.941 67.2 79.8 20.1 2004 04 25 22 13.44 -24 48.4 0.581 0.968 69.3 76.5 20.1 2004 04 30 22 22.85 -23 28.6 0.605 0.997 71.5 73.4 20.2 2004 05 05 22 31.52 -22 11.7 0.624 1.028 73.9 70.4 20.2 2004 05 10 22 39.43 -20 58.5 0.641 1.061 76.4 67.6 20.2 2004 05 15 22 46.55 -19 49.5 0.654 1.096 79.2 65.0 20.3 2004 05 20 22 52.81 -18 45.3 0.664 1.131 82.1 62.4 20.3 2004 05 25 22 58.17 -17 46.5 0.671 1.168 85.3 59.8 20.3 2004 05 30 23 02.57 -16 53.2 0.674 1.204 88.7 57.3 20.3 2004 06 04 23 05.97 -16 05.8 0.676 1.242 92.3 54.7 20.3 2004 06 09 23 08.30 -15 24.6 0.675 1.279 96.3 52.1 20.3 2004 06 14 23 09.46 -14 50.0 0.672 1.316 100.5 49.4 20.3 2004 06 19 23 09.36 -14 22.3 0.668 1.354 105.1 46.5 20.2 2004 06 24 23 07.93 -14 01.6 0.663 1.391 110.0 43.4 20.2 2004 06 29 23 05.09 -13 47.8 0.658 1.427 115.3 40.1 20.1 2004 07 04 23 00.83 -13 40.8 0.653 1.464 121.0 36.6 20.1 2004 07 09 22 55.11 -13 40.2 0.649 1.500 127.0 32.8 20.0 2004 07 14 22 47.98 -13 45.3 0.647 1.535 133.4 28.8 20.0 2004 07 19 22 39.54 -13 55.4 0.649 1.570 140.1 24.5 19.9 2004 07 24 22 29.99 -14 08.9 0.654 1.605 147.2 20.1 19.8 2004 07 29 22 19.64 -14 24.4 0.663 1.638 154.4 15.5 19.7 2004 08 03 22 08.85 -14 40.4 0.678 1.672 161.7 11.0 19.7 2004 08 08 21 57.98 -14 55.4 0.698 1.704 169.0 6.5 19.6 2004 08 13 21 47.43 -15 08.4 0.724 1.736 176.2 2.2 19.5 2004 08 18 21 37.55 -15 18.5 0.756 1.768 176.2 2.2 19.6 2004 08 23 21 28.64 -15 25.4 0.795 1.798 169.4 5.9 19.9 2004 08 28 21 20.90 -15 28.8 0.839 1.829 162.8 9.4 20.3 2004 09 02 21 14.43 -15 28.9 0.889 1.858 156.5 12.5 20.5 2004 09 07 21 09.26 -15 26.1 0.943 1.887 150.5 15.3 20.8 2004 09 12 21 05.37 -15 20.5 1.003 1.915 144.7 17.7 21.0 2004 09 17 21 02.71 -15 12.4 1.066 1.942 139.3 19.7 21.3 2004 09 22 21 01.20 -15 01.9 1.134 1.969 134.1 21.5 21.5 2004 09 27 21 00.74 -14 49.3 1.205 1.995 129.1 22.9 21.7 2004 10 02 21 01.22 -14 34.8 1.279 2.020 124.4 24.1 21.9 2004 10 07 21 02.55 -14 18.3 1.355 2.045 119.9 25.1 22.1 2004 10 12 21 04.62 -14 00.1 1.433 2.069 115.5 25.8 22.2 2004 10 17 21 07.38 -13 40.1 1.514 2.093 111.3 26.3 22.4 2004 10 22 21 10.73 -13 18.3 1.596 2.116 107.2 26.7 22.5 2004 10 27 21 14.60 -12 54.9 1.679 2.138 103.2 26.9 22.7 2004 11 01 21 18.92 -12 29.7 1.763 2.159 99.4 27.0 22.8 2004 11 06 21 23.65 -12 02.9 1.847 2.180 95.6 26.9 22.9 2004 11 11 21 28.73 -11 34.5 1.932 2.200 91.9 26.7 23.0 2004 11 16 21 34.12 -11 04.5 2.017 2.220 88.3 26.4 23.2 2004 11 21 21 39.79 -10 32.8 2.101 2.239 84.8 26.1 23.2 2004 11 26 21 45.69 -09 59.7 2.185 2.257 81.3 25.6 23.3 2004 12 01 21 51.80 -09 25.0 2.268 2.275 77.8 25.1 23.4 2004 12 06 21 58.09 -08 49.0 2.351 2.292 74.4 24.5 23.5 2004 12 11 22 04.54 -08 11.5 2.431 2.308 71.1 23.8 23.6 2004 12 16 22 11.13 -07 32.7 2.511 2.324 67.8 23.1 23.6 2004 12 21 22 17.84 -06 52.5 2.588 2.340 64.5 22.3 23.7 2004 12 26 22 24.66 -06 11.2 2.664 2.354 61.2 21.5 23.7 2004 12 31 22 31.57 -05 28.8 2.738 2.368 58.0 20.6 23.8 2005 01 05 22 38.55 -04 45.2 2.809 2.382 54.8 19.7 23.8 2005 01 10 22 45.61 -04 00.6 2.877 2.394 51.6 18.8 23.9 2005 01 15 22 52.73 -03 15.1 2.943 2.407 48.5 17.8 23.9 2005 01 20 22 59.90 -02 28.7 3.006 2.418 45.4 16.8 23.9 2005 01 25 23 07.11 -01 41.5 3.066 2.429 42.3 15.8 23.9 2005 01 30 23 14.36 -00 53.6 3.123 2.440 39.2 14.8 23.9 2005 02 04 23 21.64 -00 05.0 3.176 2.450 36.1 13.7 23.9 2005 02 09 23 28.96 +00 44.1 3.226 2.459 33.1 12.7 23.9 Back to Observable Unusual Minor Planets Astronomical Headlines Index MPC