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4202 Minitti (1985 CB2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2004202
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO244216 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.0879057 n/a  
a 3.0199237 n/a AU
q 2.7544552 n/a AU
i 10.25992 n/a deg
node 144.46985 n/a deg
peri 137.27522 n/a deg
M 10.03908 n/a deg
tp 2456347.0455575
(2013-Feb-23.54555750)		 n/a JED
period 1916.8688076
5.25		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.18780628 n/a deg/d
Q 3.2853922 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1077  
   first obs. used      1977-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-08-04  
   # oppositions      18  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.55  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.216 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 11.0 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 17271)  

4202 Minitti           Discovered 1985 Feb. 12 by H. Debehogne at the European Southern Observatory.
Michelle Minitti (b. 1973) is a researcher at Arizona State University who studies the mineralogy of Mars. She conducts experimental and analytical investigations of Martian analogue materials and has identified a new hematite formation mechanism for Mars. The name was suggested by T. H. Burbine.
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Reference: 20071124/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2007-11-26

Alternate Designations
 1985 CB2 = 1977 TU6 = 1980 DF5 = 1986 LG1 = 1987 QJ10 
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