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10950 Albertjansen (4049 P-L)
Classification: Outer Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010950
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO244283 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1226481 n/a  
a 3.2316779 n/a AU
q 2.8353187 n/a AU
i 7.98961 n/a deg
node 194.32310 n/a deg
peri 217.73616 n/a deg
M 317.16153 n/a deg
tp 2456653.0061571
(2013-Dec-26.50615710)
n/a JED
period 2121.9762649
5.81
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.16965317 n/a deg/d
Q 3.6280371 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      710  
   first obs. used      1960-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-11-04  
   # oppositions      16  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.55  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.159 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.5 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34810)  

10950 Albertjansen           Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
Albert Jansen (1940-2004), first director of The Hague Planetarium, was an exceptional teacher and talented experimenter. Living later in South Africa, he built a private observatory for use by advanced amateur astronomers. Shortly before his death he published Star Maps for Southern Africa, the first southern night-sky guide.
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Reference: 20060413/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2006-04-17

Alternate Designations
 4049 P-L = 1992 DC9 
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