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42355 Typhon (2002 CR46)
Classification: TransNeptunian Object          SPK-ID: 2042355
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 23 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .5382682165635682 1.1296e-05  
a 37.93211763881521 0.0010094 AU
q 17.51446432689068 3.8264e-05 AU
i 2.427210951692876 2.8761e-05 deg
node 351.9287622566157 0.00047835 deg
peri 158.8594294905746 0.00056954 deg
M 10.70840333543049 0.00038301 deg
tp 2453862.268205322457
(2006-May-06.76820532)
0.019723 JED
period 85331.43713970702
233.62
3.4062
0.009326
d
yr
n .004218843747007307 1.684e-07 deg/d
Q 58.34977095073975 0.0015528 AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      172  
   data-arc span      8498 days (23.27 yr)  
   first obs. used      1989-12-28  
   last obs. used      2013-04-04  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      1  
   fit RMS      .61028  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 15:56:19  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 16.5255 AU 
 T_jup = 4.684 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 7.2487 mag .59524 23 autocmod 2.5c
rotation period rot_per 5. h n/a Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) lower-limit; Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.
Published Reference List:
[Dotto, E.; Pema, D.; Barucci, M.A.; Rossi, A. et al. (2008) Astron. Astrophys. 490, 829-833.]
[Perna, D.; Dotto, E.; Barucci, M.A.; Rossi, A.; et al. (2008) Bul. Amer. Astron. Soc. 40, 483 (47.08).]

42355 Typhon           Discovered 2002 Feb. 5 by NEAT at Palomar.
The secondary object (42355) Typhon I, discovered 2006 Jan. 20 by K. Noll, W. Grundy, D. Stephens and H. Levison using the Hubble Space Telescope, is named Echidna for the mother of all the major monsters in classical Greek mythology. Half nymph and half snake, Echidna lives, immortal, in a deep cave called Arima.
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Reference: 20061109/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2006-11-13
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