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4445 Jimstratton (1985 TC)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2004445
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO250249 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1898679 n/a  
a 2.2673996 n/a AU
q 1.8368932 n/a AU
i 2.85910 n/a deg
node 215.63679 n/a deg
peri 156.50703 n/a deg
M 28.09620 n/a deg
tp 2456303.1724899
(2013-Jan-10.67248990)
n/a JED
period 1247.0691277
3.41
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.28867686 n/a deg/d
Q 2.6979060 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1095  
   first obs. used      1937-??-??  
   last obs. used      2013-01-18  
   # oppositions      20  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.56  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.589 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.2 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 28111)  

4445 Jimstratton           Discovered 1985 Oct. 15 by K. Suzuki and T. Urata at Toyota.
James Michael Stratton (b. 1976) helped further the exploration of the planets through his roles as both the propulsion and deputy mission systems engineer on NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission.
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Reference: 20051215/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2006-03-22

Alternate Designations
 1985 TC = 1937 PC = 1951 WL1 = 1978 PE2 
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