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25143 Itokawa (1998 SF36)
Classification: Apollo [NEO, PHA]          SPK-ID: 2025143
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 164 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2801765645843246 1.6606e-09  
a 1.324104332971756 2.8957e-09 AU
q .9531213298085111 4.24e-09 AU
i 1.621598850647348 2.4794e-07 deg
node 69.08475374306775 6.0693e-06 deg
peri 162.8272041689844 6.1177e-06 deg
M 305.8014541040479 7.0954e-06 deg
tp 2456484.285115200938
(2013-Jul-10.78511520)		 1.1243e-05 JED
period 556.5212308507788
1.52		 1.8256e-06
4.998e-09		 d
yr
n .6468755908011847 2.122e-09 deg/d
Q 1.695087336135002 3.707e-09 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      782  
   # delay obs. used      19  
   # Doppler obs. used      18  
   data-arc span      5339 days (14.62 yr)  
   first obs. used      1998-09-19  
   last obs. used      2013-05-02  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .45619  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-May-03 01:17:32  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .0129643 AU 
 T_jup = 4.898 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 19.2 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 12525)  
diameter diameter 0.33 km n/a Science 312:1330-1334 based on a spheroid of equivalent volume: 1.84e7 m^3
extent extent 0.535x0.294x0.209 km 0.001 Science 312:1330-1334  
GM GM 2.1e-9 km^3/s^2 0.063e-9 Science 312:1330-1334 derived from published mass of 3.51e10 kg +/- 3%
bulk density density 1.9 g/cm^3 0.13 Science 312:1330-1334 Porosity 41%
rotation period rot_per 12.132 h n/a Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) Published Reference List:
[Lambert, J.S.; Tholen, D.J. (2001) Bul. Amer. Astron. Soc. 33, 1402.]
[Lowry, S.C.; Weissman, P.R.; Hicks, M.D. (2001) Bul. Amer. Astron. Soc. 33, 1150.]
[Dermawan, B.; Nakamura, T.; Fukushima, H.; Sato, H.; et al. (2002) Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 54, 635-640.]
[Kaasalainen, M.; et al. (2003) Astron. Astrophys. 405, L29-L32.]
[Ohba, Y.; Abe, M.; Hasagawa, S.; Ishiguro, M.; et al. (2005) Earth Planets Space 55, 341-347.]
[Warner, B.D. (2004) Minor Planet Bul. 31, 67-70.]
[Lowry, S.; Weissman, P.R.; Hicks, M.D.; Whiteley, R.J.; Larson, S. (2005) Icarus 176, 408-417.]
[Nishihara, S.; Abe, M.; Hasagawa, S.; Ishiguro, M.; et al. (2005) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, 1833.]
[Durech, J.; Vokrouhlicky, D.; Kaasalainen, M.; Weissman, P.; et al. (2008) Astron. Astrophys. 488, 345-350.]
[Higgins, D.J. (2011) http://www.david-higgins.com/Astronomy/astero id/lightcurves.htm]
SMASSII spectral type spec_B S(IV)   n/a Binzel et al. (2001) Planet. Sci. 36, 1167-1172  

25143 Itokawa           Discovered 1998 Sept. 26 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
Hideo Itokawa (1912-1999) is regarded as the Father of Japanese rocketry. An aerospace engineer, Itokawa initiated Japan's first launch tests of the solid rocket series called "Pencil" in 1955. Under his unique vision and strong leadership, his rockets reached space by 1960 and put Japan's first satellite into orbit in 1970.
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Reference: 20030806/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2003-10-02

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