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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456700.5 (2014-Feb-12.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 57 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .5039104081777055 | 6.1518e-08 | |
| a | 3.316632656171071 | 4.7477e-08 | au |
| q | 1.645346940624399 | 2.22e-07 | au |
| i | 31.5285139128685 | 9.4106e-06 | deg |
| node | .4148331782532368 | 6.8966e-06 | deg |
| peri | 183.7054089917511 | 1.54e-05 | deg |
| M | 350.7633145828897 | 4.7288e-06 | deg |
| tp | 2456757.105435707897
(2014-Apr-09.60543571) | 3.001e-05 | TDB |
| period | 2206.19799577608
6.04 | 4.7372e-05
1.297e-07 | d
yr |
| n | .1631766508215696 | 3.5038e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 4.987918371717743 | 7.1401e-08 | au |
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Additional Model Parameters
| Parameter | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) |
| A2 [EST] | -1.23464063797613E-11 | 7.401E-13 |
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Additional Information
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| 124P/Mrkos Discovered 1991-Mar-16 by Mrkos, Antonin at Klet Observatory |
| Reference: comet.dis | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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Alternate Designations
Perihelion
Year (est.) | New-Style
Desig | Roman
Numeral | Year/
Letter | | 1996.2 | 124P/1995 S3 | | |
| 1990.1 | 124P/1991 F1 | 1991 IV | 1991k |
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