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12616 Lochner (4874 P-L)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2012616
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO256958 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1006995 n/a  
a 2.6417781 n/a AU
q 2.3757524 n/a AU
i 3.38461 n/a deg
node 54.49844 n/a deg
peri 342.40655 n/a deg
M 61.36443 n/a deg
tp 2456133.1641911
(2012-Jul-24.66419110)		 n/a JED
period 1568.3497950
4.29		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.22954063 n/a deg/d
Q 2.9078038 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      627  
   first obs. used      1960-??-??  
   last obs. used      2013-02-23  
   # oppositions      16  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.55  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.385 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.6 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 36774)  

12616 Lochner           Discovered 1960 Sept. 26 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
Stephan Lochner (?-1451) is a well-known painter of the Cologne school. He painted altar pictures and madonnas at the same time as the brothers van Eyck.
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Reference: 20080819/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2008-08-25

Alternate Designations
 4874 P-L = 1990 SU7 
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