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23801 Erikgustafson (1998 QQ38)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2023801
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO226302 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1751682 n/a  
a 2.4319731 n/a AU
q 2.0059687 n/a AU
i 2.74237 n/a deg
node 250.52090 n/a deg
peri 355.14549 n/a deg
M 23.54069 n/a deg
tp 2456309.9156306
(2013-Jan-17.41563060)
n/a JED
period 1385.2768543
3.79
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.25987585 n/a deg/d
Q 2.8579775 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      550  
   first obs. used      1990-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-03-11  
   # oppositions      11  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.57  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.484 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.8 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 11203)  

23801 Erikgustafson           Discovered 1998 Aug. 17 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
Erik Olaf Gustafson (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Homer Intermediate School, Homer, New York.
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Reference: 20071026/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2007-10-28

Alternate Designations
 1998 QQ38 = 1990 JP1 
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