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9951 Tyrannosaurus (1990 VK5)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2009951
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO247455 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1225665 n/a  
a 2.4261638 n/a AU
q 2.1287974 n/a AU
i 7.39293 n/a deg
node 133.47195 n/a deg
peri 152.42817 n/a deg
M 99.18452 n/a deg
tp 2456020.2055333
(2012-Apr-02.70553330)
n/a JED
period 1380.3162834
3.78
n/a
n/a
d
yr
n 0.26080979 n/a deg/d
Q 2.7235302 n/a AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      809  
   first obs. used      1974-??-??  
   last obs. used      2012-12-03  
   # oppositions      16  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.57  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.489 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.0 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 33660)  

9951 Tyrannosaurus           Discovered 1990 Nov. 15 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.
Tyrannosaurus, a heavy bipedal dinosaur with a huge skull, long massive jaws and dagger-like teeth, was a most terrifying predator. Almost 14 meters long and 5 to 8 meters high, it lived during Upper Cretaceous times.
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Reference: 20021120/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2003-10-02

Alternate Designations
 1990 VK5 = 1974 OG1 = 1992 EZ5 
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