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34398 Terryschmidt (2000 RK78)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2034398
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO247645 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.0807643 n/a  
a 2.7073842 n/a AU
q 2.4887242 n/a AU
i 4.33938 n/a deg
node 107.43547 n/a deg
peri 298.89965 n/a deg
M 270.67237 n/a deg
tp 2456804.2444415
(2014-May-26.74444150)
n/a JED
period 1627.1337203
4.45
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.22124795 n/a deg/d
Q 2.9260442 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      698  
   first obs. used      1984-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-08-13  
   # oppositions      12  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.57  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.356 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.5 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 21744)  

34398 Terryschmidt           Discovered 2000 Sept. 9 by B. D. Warner at the Palmer Divide Observatory.
Through self study, Terry Eugene Schmidt (1938-1993), a graduate of Aurora College in Illinois, became a recongized expert in the field of meteoritics. Among his other interests was determining minor-planet lightcurve parameters, which he passed on to the discoverer.
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Reference: 20020427/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2003-10-02

Alternate Designations
 2000 RK78 = 1984 BU1 = 1998 FM147 
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