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7968 Elst-Pizarro (1996 N2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2007968
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 47 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .161502792433756 9.2038e-08  
a 3.160376729840947 4.1415e-08 AU
q 2.649967062828972 3.1224e-07 AU
i 1.38684405912855 8.3025e-06 deg
node 160.148967920276 0.00033949 deg
peri 132.1516262053445 0.00034228 deg
M 11.94064655271349 3.5668e-05 deg
tp 2456332.433714276530
(2013-Feb-08.93371428)		 0.00020282 JED
period 2052.138697203184
5.62		 4.0338e-05
1.104e-07		 d
yr
n .1754267391822182 3.4483e-09 deg/d
Q 3.670786396852922 4.8104e-08 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      562  
   data-arc span      12037 days (32.96 yr)  
   first obs. used      1979-07-24  
   last obs. used      2012-07-07  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .56334  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2012-Aug-06 14:26:20  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.63411 AU 
 T_jup = 3.184 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.0 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 30751)  
rotation period rot_per 3.471 h n/a Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) Published Reference List:
[Hsieh, H.H.; Jewitt, D.C.; Fernandez, Y.R. (2004) Astron. J. 127, 2997-3017.]

7968 Elst-Pizarro (1996 N2)          Discovered 1996-Jul-14 by Elst, E. W., Pizarro, G. at La Silla (809)
Reference: DISCOVERY.DBLast Updated: 2003-08-29

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Alternate Designations
 1996 N2 = 133P = 1979 OW7 
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