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120412 (3017 P-L)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2120412
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 27 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2260449482632413 5.7265e-08  
a 2.723406690860864 1.3444e-08 au
q 2.107794366325455 1.6044e-07 au
i 13.00583736842188 5.9639e-06 deg
node 316.8571510970034 1.853e-05 deg
peri 173.9083272348797 2.2806e-05 deg
M 39.12331451168136 1.0648e-05 deg
tp 2459022.097754185380
(2020-Jun-21.59775419)		 4.834e-05 TDB
period 1641.599370985991
4.49		 1.2156e-05
3.328e-08		 d
yr
n .2192983296428615 1.6239e-09 deg/d
Q 3.339019015396274 1.6483e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      957  
   data-arc span      21993 days (60.21 yr)  
   first obs. used      1960-09-24  
   last obs. used      2020-12-11  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .4942  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 09:24:58  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.12268 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.7223 au 
 T_jup = 3.284 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.67   n/a E2021B55  

120412 (3017 P-L)          Discovered 1960-Sep-24 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar
Reference: 20051116/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2005-11-21

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Alternate Designations
 3017 P-L = 2001 SE316 = 2004 NG11 = 2005 RT28 
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