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14014 Munchhausen (1994 AL16)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014014
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO233600 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.0683586 n/a  
a 3.0561726 n/a AU
q 2.8472569 n/a AU
i 9.80928 n/a deg
node 180.09356 n/a deg
peri 285.02303 n/a deg
M 232.69226 n/a deg
tp 2457090.6087731
(2015-Mar-09.10877310)
n/a JED
period 1951.4851046
5.34
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.18447489 n/a deg/d
Q 3.2650883 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      786  
   first obs. used      1989-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-06-14  
   # oppositions      16  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.57  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.209 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.0 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 39054)  

14014 Münchhausen           Discovered 1994 Jan. 14 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720-1797), also known as the "lies baron", was a member of a German noble lineage, first mentioned in 1183. He was an excellent narrator of anecdotes and exaggerated adventure stories, which later were captured in novels, plays and films.
NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character)
Reference: 20000726/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2013-03-29

Alternate Designations
 1994 AL16 = 1989 EF5 
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