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172996 Stooke (2006 KL141)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2172996
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO251405 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.0930257 n/a  
a 2.6648617 n/a AU
q 2.4169611 n/a AU
i 3.86666 n/a deg
node 49.32683 n/a deg
peri 276.68650 n/a deg
M 138.97887 n/a deg
tp 2455787.0817078
(2011-Aug-13.58170780)
n/a JED
period 1588.9507893
4.35
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.22656460 n/a deg/d
Q 2.9127623 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      138  
   first obs. used      1998-??-??  
   last obs. used      2013-01-17  
   # oppositions      8  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.41  
   data source      MPC:mpu  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.374 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.1 mag n/a MPO251405  

172996 Stooke           Discovered 2006 May 25 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
Philip John Stooke (b. 1952), a geographer at the University of Western Ontario, studies the history of planetary exploration and mapping. He has developed cartographic tools for mapping non-spherical worlds. His reference work, International Atlas of Lunar Exploration, was published in 2007.
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Reference: 20080618/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2008-06-20

Alternate Designations
 2006 KL141 = 2003 WU57 = 2007 VY20 
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