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7006 Folco (1981 ER31)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2007006
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO233557 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1239610 n/a  
a 2.4381797 n/a AU
q 2.1359405 n/a AU
i 4.70585 n/a deg
node 159.20205 n/a deg
peri 356.63948 n/a deg
M 170.14308 n/a deg
tp 2455743.2830159
(2011-Jun-30.78301590)		 n/a JED
period 1390.5832330
3.81		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.25888418 n/a deg/d
Q 2.7404189 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      373  
   first obs. used      1977-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-06-22  
   # oppositions      15  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.62  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.488 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.5 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 27292)  

7006 Folco           Discovered 1981 Mar. 2 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.
Luigi Folco (b. 1965) is curator of meteorites at the Museo Nazionale dell'Artartide of the University of Siena. His research focuses on the thermal histories of minor planets through the study of ordinary chondrites.
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Reference: 20060809/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2007-08-08
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