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172269 Tator (2002 TJ69)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2172269
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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 .2232312141433813 8.0448e-08  
a 2.751912609450404 4.2751e-08 AU
q 2.137599816426309 2.2717e-07 AU
i 8.564347971523027 1.568e-05 deg
node 343.6964363644062 5.5302e-05 deg
peri 63.45616234012378 8.0768e-05 deg
M 83.77022577977961 5.1969e-05 deg
tp 2456012.494779120851
(2012-Mar-25.99477912)		 0.00023507 JED
period 1667.440647512377
4.57		 3.8856e-05
1.064e-07		 d
yr
n .2158997386426181 5.031e-09 deg/d
Q 3.366225402474499 5.2294e-08 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      242  
   data-arc span      5724 days (15.67 yr)  
   first obs. used      1997-08-03  
   last obs. used      2013-04-05  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .58045  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 20:18:27  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.162 AU 
 T_jup = 3.293 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.375 mag .49765 1 autocmod 2.5c

172269 Tator           Discovered 2002 Oct. 9 by A. Martin and A. Boeker at Turtle Star Observatory.
Michael Tator (1956-2009) was a German amateur astronomer and co-founder of Turtle Star Observatory in Muelheim-Ruhr. In 1995 he started astrometric work at the observatory that led to the discovery of this minor planet.
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Reference: 20100130/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2013-03-29
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