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178294 Wertheimer (1990 TA12)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2178294
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO229815 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.2491437 n/a  
a 2.4828831 n/a AU
q 1.8642884 n/a AU
i 3.23755 n/a deg
node 346.50757 n/a deg
peri 19.56285 n/a deg
M 277.34541 n/a deg
tp 2456728.5932624
(2014-Mar-12.09326240)		 n/a JED
period 1429.0020005
3.91		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.25192407 n/a deg/d
Q 3.1014778 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      92  
   first obs. used      1990-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-04-14  
   # oppositions      9  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      1  
   fit RMS      0.46  
   data source      MPC:mpu  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.432 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.5 mag n/a MPO229815  

178294 Wertheimer           Discovered 1990 Oct. 11 by F. Börngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg.
Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer (1894-1957) was an Austrian lawyer, journalist and historian. For ten years he was a supervisor for the League of Nations in Geneva. In 1940 he emigrated to the U.S. and was involved in the establishment of the United Nations. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.
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Reference: 20080520/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2008-05-22

Alternate Designations
 1990 TA12 = 2000 EP207 = 2002 XF111 
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