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30857 Parsec (1991 YY)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2030857
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO250508 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1605308 n/a  
a 2.2168002 n/a AU
q 1.8609355 n/a AU
i 3.49293 n/a deg
node 207.38516 n/a deg
peri 225.02288 n/a deg
M 187.14146 n/a deg
tp 2456979.3640633
(2014-Nov-17.86406330)
n/a JED
period 1205.5583877
3.30
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.29861681 n/a deg/d
Q 2.5726649 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      758  
   first obs. used      1991-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-06-11  
   # oppositions      13  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.56  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.633 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.9 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 18562)  

30857 Parsec           Discovered 1991 Dec. 31 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
To the nearest integer, the number of this minor planet represents one parsec in units of a trillion meters. The name was suggested by A. Nakamura.
NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character)
Reference: 20080321/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2008-03-26

Alternate Designations
 1991 YY = 1996 HK12 
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