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11244 Andrekuipers (4314 T-2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2011244
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 1 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1714816502042135 6.495e-08  
a 2.426804939403671 1.3696e-08 AU
q 2.010652423670993 1.5771e-07 AU
i 3.645355212988147 6.3099e-06 deg
node 95.94956344911576 0.00012447 deg
peri 323.5274322535384 0.00012621 deg
M 125.9962152368601 2.2213e-05 deg
tp 2455917.212312346582
(2011-Dec-21.71231235)		 8.4427e-05 JED
period 1380.863442827699
3.78		 1.169e-05
3.201e-08		 d
yr
n .2607064455720551 2.207e-09 deg/d
Q 2.842957455136349 1.6045e-08 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      802  
   data-arc span      18401 days (50.38 yr)  
   first obs. used      1962-12-03  
   last obs. used      2013-04-20  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .55131  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:43:46  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.02389 AU 
 T_jup = 3.487 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.4 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 35274)  

11244 Andrékuipers           Discovered 1973 Sept. 29 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
Dutch physician André Kuipers (b. 1958) is a European Space Agency astronaut who has had an inspiring role in promoting space among young people.
NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character)
Reference: 20070730/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2007-08-07

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Alternate Designations
 4314 T-2 = 1962 XR1 
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