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79087 Scheidt (1977 UM2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2079087
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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 .1974152167379595 1.1668e-07  
a 2.580473639430725 2.1892e-08 AU
q 2.071048876615917 3.0873e-07 AU
i 12.76025779434349 7.6225e-06 deg
node 271.4086724007834 4.6216e-05 deg
peri 100.7834242279879 5.1267e-05 deg
M 211.7442916990364 2.2807e-05 deg
tp 2457024.028760882395
(2015-Jan-01.52876088)
0.00010087 JED
period 1514.075623057835
4.15
1.9267e-05
5.275e-08
d
yr
n .2377688369838107 3.0257e-09 deg/d
Q 3.089898402245533 2.6214e-08 AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      587  
   data-arc span      12969 days (35.51 yr)  
   first obs. used      1977-10-15  
   last obs. used      2013-04-18  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .56432  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 17:32:33  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.11624 AU 
 T_jup = 3.363 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.948 mag .52165 1 autocmod 2.5c
rotation period rot_per 9.79 h n/a Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) Result based on fragmentary lightcurve(s), may be completely wrong.
Published Reference List:
[Clark, M. (2010) Minor Planet Bul. 37, 89-92.]

79087 Scheidt           Discovered 1977 Oct. 17 by F. Börngen at Tautenburg.
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654), whose birth and death occurred in Halle, which is also the native town of the discoverer, was a famous organist and composer. He greatly influenced sacred vocal music and the Baroque organ style, with his first publication in Germany of his organ works in the modern five-line stave notation.
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Reference: 20050125/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2005-06-01

Alternate Designations
 1977 UM2 = 1998 XQ33 = 2002 OQ24 
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