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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 21 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .01732885524197205 | 4.609e-08 | |
| a | 2.735704887335892 | 2.1793e-08 | au |
| q | 2.688298253358493 | 1.3097e-07 | au |
| i | 9.797986560551994 | 6.8004e-06 | deg |
| node | 312.3645205536131 | 2.8267e-05 | deg |
| peri | 307.1049260192764 | 0.00020963 | deg |
| M | 295.4561518299757 | 0.00020651 | deg |
| tp | 2459296.815691610698
(2021-Mar-23.31569161) | 0.00094722 | TDB |
| period | 1652.731468673
4.52 | 1.9749e-05
5.407e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .2178212291734535 | 2.6028e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.783111521313292 | 2.2171e-08 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
15.5 |
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n/a |
MPO338105 |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
2.87 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 |
Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.
Published Reference List:
[Chang, C.-K.; Lin, H.-W.; Ip, W.-H.; Prince, T.A.; et al. (2016) Astrophys. J. Sup. Ser. 227, A20.] |
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| 120681 (1997 BB6) Discovered 1997-Jan-31 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak |
| Reference: 20060314/Numbers.arc | Last Updated: 2006-03-23 |
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