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23975 Akran (1999 CU81)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2023975
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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 .1306440587764611 7.6589e-08  
a 2.355358314422799 2.2775e-08 AU
q 2.04764474435372 1.8464e-07 AU
i 4.385584810171614 7.0177e-06 deg
node 256.3081263848852 9.5552e-05 deg
peri 83.39524662399022 9.9424e-05 deg
M 150.8552532832268 2.7602e-05 deg
tp 2455847.223987899324
(2011-Oct-12.72398790)		 9.9543e-05 JED
period 1320.334294108334
3.61		 1.915e-05
5.243e-08		 d
yr
n .2726582211841434 3.9547e-09 deg/d
Q 2.663071884491878 2.5751e-08 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      668  
   data-arc span      6180 days (16.92 yr)  
   first obs. used      1996-05-20  
   last obs. used      2013-04-21  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .5589  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 14:37:12  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.04409 AU 
 T_jup = 3.539 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.5 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 11259)  

23975 Akran           Discovered 1999 Feb. 12 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
Erkan Akran mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Lisa Academy, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Reference: 20071026/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2007-10-28

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