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15811 Nusslein-Volhard (1994 ND1)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015811
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO253474 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1693626 n/a  
a 3.1993282 n/a AU
q 2.6574817 n/a AU
i 9.62730 n/a deg
node 226.49799 n/a deg
peri 71.42663 n/a deg
M 88.69574 n/a deg
tp 2455885.5241368
(2011-Nov-20.02413680)		 n/a JED
period 2090.1940809
5.72		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.17223281 n/a deg/d
Q 3.7411747 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      869  
   first obs. used      1955-??-??  
   last obs. used      2013-02-06  
   # oppositions      16  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.51  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.150 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 12.60 mag n/a IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 2
diameter diameter 16.17 km 1.4 IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 2
geometric albedo albedo 0.0617   0.013 IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 2

15811 Nüsslein-Volhard           Discovered 1994 July 10 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
German biologist Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (b. 1942) intensely studied the development stages of the fly Drosophila melanogaster and shared the 1995 Nobel prize for medicine for her epoch-making discoveries of the fundamental genetic steering mechanisms of embryogeny.
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Reference: 20020526/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2003-10-02

Alternate Designations
 1994 ND1 = 1955 SX1 = 1988 PY2 = 1989 SG7 
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