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12617 Angelusilesius (5568 P-L)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2012617
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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 0.1238124 n/a  
a 2.6413568 n/a AU
q 2.3143241 n/a AU
i 8.07295 n/a deg
node 30.55181 n/a deg
peri 322.13630 n/a deg
M 100.68928 n/a deg
tp 2455961.9493399
(2012-Feb-04.44933990)		 n/a JED
period 1567.9746406
4.29		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.22959555 n/a deg/d
Q 2.9683895 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      789  
   first obs. used      1960-??-??  
   last obs. used      2013-03-02  
   # oppositions      19  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.52  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.370 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.5 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 36774)  

12617 Angelusilesius           Discovered 1960 Oct. 17 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
Angelus Silesius (Johannes Scheffler, 1624-1677) was a German baroque poet. His wisdom was expressed in short verses that are still read and used today. His best known collection starts with "Mensch werde wesentlich ..."
NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character)
Reference: 20080819/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2008-08-25

Alternate Designations
 5568 P-L = 1977 RY = 1986 XB2 
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