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32605 Lucy (2001 QM213)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2032605
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455200.5 (2010-Jan-04.0) TDB
Reference: MPO110599 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.2135496 n/a  
a 2.9976622 n/a AU
q 2.3575126 n/a AU
i 5.49423 n/a deg
node 49.21617 n/a deg
peri 208.77538 n/a deg
M 307.18778 n/a deg
tp 2455478.6021728
(2010-Oct-09.10217280)		 n/a JED
period 1895.7124356
5.19		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.18990222 n/a deg/d
Q 3.6378118 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      292  
   first obs. used      1979-??-??  
   last obs. used      2006-11-23  
   # oppositions      10  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   quality code      0  
   fit RMS      0.54  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPC  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.212 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.3 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 19171)  

32605 Lucy           Discovered 2001 Aug. 23 by W. K. Y. Yeung at the Desert Eagle Observatory.
Lucy is the common name of AL 288-1, the 40-percent-complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton discovered on 1974 Nov. 24 by the International Afar Research Expedition in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression. Lucy is estimated to have lived 3.2 million years ago.
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Reference: 20080618/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2008-06-20

Alternate Designations
 2001 QM213 = 1979 HN = 1996 TU8 = 1999 CV39 
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