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12630 Verstappen (3033 T-1)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2012630
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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 .1410277682027836 7.7976e-08  
a 2.436902069765403 2.0854e-08 AU
q 2.093231209537644 1.9629e-07 AU
i 6.36617976393206 8.8286e-06 deg
node 6.207641254163225 6.2885e-05 deg
peri 301.1469490450468 6.9022e-05 deg
M 270.0067505822688 2.9854e-05 deg
tp 2456747.846538024346
(2014-Mar-31.34653802)		 0.0001162 JED
period 1389.490372864869
3.80		 1.7836e-05
4.883e-08		 d
yr
n .2590877972459408 3.3257e-09 deg/d
Q 2.780572929993162 2.3795e-08 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      652  
   data-arc span      15367 days (42.07 yr)  
   first obs. used      1971-03-24  
   last obs. used      2013-04-19  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .55679  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:49:21  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.08725 AU 
 T_jup = 3.482 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.1 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 36777)  

12630 Verstappen           Discovered 1971 Mar. 26 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
René Verstappen (b. 1948) has been comptroller of the Dutch center for dissemination of information on astronomy, space science and meteorology for 36 years. He has done much for Dutch amateur astronomers. Name suggested by A. v. d. Brugge and H. van Woerden.
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Reference: 20121228/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2013-01-02

Alternate Designations
 3033 T-1 = 1998 KW17 
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