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1670 Minnaert (1934 RZ)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2001670
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455200.5 (2010-Jan-04.0) TDB
Reference: MPO97223 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1015143 n/a  
a 2.9015460 n/a AU
q 2.6069976 n/a AU
i 10.50378 n/a deg
node 59.27211 n/a deg
peri 20.32908 n/a deg
M 18.53215 n/a deg
tp 2455107.5678603
(2009-Oct-03.06786031)
n/a JED
period 1805.2719356
4.94
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.19941594 n/a deg/d
Q 3.1960944 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      453  
   first obs. used      1931-??-??  
   last obs. used      2006-02-04  
   # oppositions      25  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   quality code      0  
   fit RMS      0.62  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPC  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.254 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 11.38 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 17263)  
rotation period rot_per 3.528 h n/a IAU Lightcurve Data
(A.W. Harris, E-mail Mar. 2006)
Published Reference List:
[Binzel, R.P.: 1987, Icarus 72, 135-208.]
[Pray, D.: 2005, Minor Planet Bul. 32, 48-51.]
B-V BV .660 mag .030 EAR-A-5-DDR-UBV-MEAN-VALUES-V1.1 #obs=1; phase=1.81 deg.

1670 Minnaert (1934 RZ)           Discovered 1934-Sep-09 by Van Gent, H. at Johannesburg (LS)
Reference: DISCOVERY.DBLast Updated: 2003-08-29

Alternate Designations
 1934 RZ = 1931 AH = 1941 BE = 1951 CH1 = 1951 CR1 = 1952 KH = 1954 SH1 = 1957 JV = 1957 KA = 1958 PE 
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