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10450 Girard (1967 JQ)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010450
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO250315 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1955164 n/a  
a 2.3777581 n/a AU
q 1.9128674 n/a AU
i 7.93540 n/a deg
node 263.83622 n/a deg
peri 298.92461 n/a deg
M 213.75761 n/a deg
tp 2456944.5273256
(2014-Oct-14.02732560)		 n/a JED
period 1339.2138710
3.67		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.26881442 n/a deg/d
Q 2.8426488 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      842  
   first obs. used      1967-??-??  
   last obs. used      2013-01-06  
   # oppositions      14  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.54  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.502 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.1 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34424)  

10450 Girard           Discovered 1967 May 6 by C. U. Cesco and A. R. Klemola at the El Leoncito Station.
Terrence Girard (b. 1957) joined the Yale University Astronomy Department in 1985 and since then has been in charge of the development of specialized astrometric software used at Yale and at other research institutions. His main responsibility is the reduction and analysis of the Yale-San Juan Southern Proper Motions program.
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Reference: 20080520/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2008-05-22

Alternate Designations
 1967 JQ = 1985 FE2 = 1998 VX4 
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