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8933 Kurobe (1997 AU6)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2008933
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 24 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .06707008517092654 6.7256e-08  
a 2.864710579901864 3.2536e-08 AU
q 2.672574197317792 1.9454e-07 AU
i 3.027449307829432 6.7416e-06 deg
node 122.986383599601 0.00012528 deg
peri 276.3338136970016 0.0001381 deg
M 212.2873667142499 5.98e-05 deg
tp 2457127.165755805896
(2015-Apr-14.66575581)
0.00029876 JED
period 1771.004052064106
4.85
3.0171e-05
8.26e-08
d
yr
n .2032745207897294 3.463e-09 deg/d
Q 3.056846962485936 3.4718e-08 AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1030  
   data-arc span      8208 days (22.47 yr)  
   first obs. used      1990-09-28  
   last obs. used      2013-03-19  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .53912  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Mar-29 15:13:21  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.68154 AU 
 T_jup = 3.295 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.2 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 31931)  

8933 Kurobe           Discovered 1997 Jan. 6 by N. Sato at Chichibu.
The Kurobe ravine, in Toyama prefecture, is the largest and deepest in Japan, inaccessible for six months each year because of snowfall. An arch-type dam there is one of the largest of its kind in the world.
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Reference: 19990928/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2010-06-11

Alternate Designations
 1997 AU6 = 1994 NN5 
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