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6379 Vrba (1987 VA1)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2006379
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO250271 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.0813398 n/a  
a 2.9851756 n/a AU
q 2.7423620 n/a AU
i 13.91330 n/a deg
node 31.99569 n/a deg
peri 174.33424 n/a deg
M 182.88268 n/a deg
tp 2457327.3549559
(2015-Oct-31.85495590)
n/a JED
period 1883.8800414
5.16
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.19109497 n/a deg/d
Q 3.2279892 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      706  
   first obs. used      1974-??-??  
   last obs. used      2013-01-07  
   # oppositions      18  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.53  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.209 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 11.6 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 25199)  
rotation period rot_per 5.11 h n/a Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) Published Reference List:
[Addleman, D.; Covele, B.; Duncan, A.; Johnson, J.; et al. (2005) Minor Planet Bul. 32, 76-78.]

6379 Vrba           Discovered 1987 Nov. 15 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Karel Vrba (1845-1922) was professor of mineralogy at Charles University in Prague and founder of the mineralogical collections in the National Museum of Prague, including meteorites. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Solc.
NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character)
Reference: 20000726/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2013-03-29

Alternate Designations
 1987 VA1 = 1933 HC = 1951 WZ = 1971 TB1 = 1974 FU1 = 1984 DR1 = 1987 WD4 = 1989 AB10 
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