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5998 Sitensky (1986 RK1)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2005998
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 1 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1201628552612631 6.8811e-08  
a 2.764562388748985 2.52e-08 AU
q 2.432364678569009 1.9248e-07 AU
i 4.592917858046861 6.9303e-06 deg
node 165.0517871897674 7.2212e-05 deg
peri 225.684794931408 7.7117e-05 deg
M 247.6031294620396 2.9016e-05 deg
tp 2456924.691215074872
(2014-Sep-24.19121508)		 0.00013846 JED
period 1678.950993241578
4.60		 2.2957e-05
6.285e-08		 d
yr
n .214419599767437 2.9318e-09 deg/d
Q 3.096760098928961 2.8229e-08 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1181  
   data-arc span      20945 days (57.34 yr)  
   first obs. used      1955-12-12  
   last obs. used      2013-04-16  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .56247  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:19:32  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.43944 AU 
 T_jup = 3.325 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.1 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 23660)  

5998 Sitenský           Discovered 1986 Sept. 2 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Ladislav Sitenský (b. 1919) is a Czech landscape photographer, well-known also for his photography from World War II, when he was a technician for the Czech wing of the Royal Air Force. The name was suggested by M. Tichy.
NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character)
Reference: 20001111/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2013-03-29

Alternate Designations
 1986 RK1 = 1931 TY = 1977 RU4 = 1987 YX1 
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