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179678 Rietmeijer (2002 QS66)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2179678
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO229821 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1671673 n/a  
a 2.4350214 n/a AU
q 2.0279654 n/a AU
i 6.74387 n/a deg
node 138.88678 n/a deg
peri 273.74432 n/a deg
M 224.63303 n/a deg
tp 2456922.3705552
(2014-Sep-21.87055520)
n/a JED
period 1387.8821389
3.80
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.25938802 n/a deg/d
Q 2.8420774 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      100  
   first obs. used      2002-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-04-12  
   # oppositions      6  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.44  
   data source      MPC:mpu  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.476 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.3 mag n/a MPO229821  

179678 Rietmeijer           Discovered 2002 Aug. 26 by NEAT at Palomar.
Frans J.M. Rietmeijer (b. 1949) is a Dutch-born planetary geologist specializing on interplanetary dust particles. He is a research professor at the University of New Mexico. The name was suggested by M. Langbroek.
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Reference: 20081113/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2008-11-17
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