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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 22 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .03642134065837138 | 1.2776e-05 | |
| a | 43.17868000059002 | 0.0015704 | AU |
| q | 41.60605458710972 | 0.0020487 | AU |
| i | 7.993085831956134 | 4.7587e-05 | deg |
| node | 188.9604919030575 | 0.00075291 | deg |
| peri | 162.9658838473123 | 0.042207 | deg |
| M | 276.4606372222671 | 0.040615 | deg |
| tp | 2480449.173528370580
(2079-Feb-19.67352837) | 10.384 | JED |
| period | 103634.0496545065
283.73 | 5.6538
0.01548 | d
yr |
| n | .003473761772314815 | 1.8951e-07 | deg/d |
| Q | 44.75130541407032 | 0.0016276 | AU |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
2.4755 |
mag |
.74892 |
22 |
autocmod 2.5b |
| rotation period |
rot_per |
17.6788 |
h |
n/a |
Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) |
Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.
Published Reference List:
[Ortiz, J.L.; Gutierrez, P.J.; Sota, A.; Casanova, V.; Teixeira, V.R. (2003) Astron. Astrophys. 409, L13-L16.]
[Thirouin, A.; Ortiz, J.L.; Duffard, R.; Santos-Sanz, P.; et al. (2010) Astron. Astrophys. 522, A93.] |
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| 50000 Quaoar | Discovered 2002 June 4 by C. A. Trujillo and M. E. Brown at Palomar. |
| Quaoar is the great force of creation in the diverse myths of the Tongva, the indigenous people of the Los Angeles basin. Quaoar has no form or gender and dances and sings Weywot, Sky Father, into existence. Together, they create Chehooit, Earth Mother, and the trio bring Tamit, Grandfather Sun, to life. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 20021120/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2010-02-08 |
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