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23990 Springsteen (1999 RM1)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2023990
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455200.5 (2010-Jan-04.0) TDB
Reference: MPO169633 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.0576535 n/a  
a 2.1968763 n/a AU
q 2.0702187 n/a AU
i 2.56370 n/a deg
node 153.05523 n/a deg
peri 228.43318 n/a deg
M 26.40323 n/a deg
tp 2455113.2708991
(2009-Oct-08.77089911)		 n/a JED
period 1189.3422250
3.26		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.30268832 n/a deg/d
Q 2.3235339 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      350  
   first obs. used      1960-??-??  
   last obs. used      2009-11-18  
   # oppositions      11  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   quality code      0  
   fit RMS      0.60  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPC  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.665 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.4 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 11265)  

23990 Springsteen           Discovered 1999 Sept. 4 by I. P. Griffin at Auckland.
Bruce Springsteen (b. 1949) is a singer and songwriter whose music has provided a social commentary upon late-twentieth-century America. On the night this minor planet was discovered, his music entertained the observers.
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Reference: 20010705/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2009-05-11

Alternate Designations
 1999 RM1 = 9536 P-L 
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