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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 23 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .02519308567379536 | 4.2944e-08 | |
| a | 2.903970825420627 | 1.5365e-08 | au |
| q | 2.830810839621603 | 1.2565e-07 | au |
| i | 1.001520790060077 | 4.1252e-06 | deg |
| node | 277.8855896712823 | 0.00026836 | deg |
| peri | 199.7737724978428 | 0.00028242 | deg |
| M | 274.6147957188483 | 8.9121e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2459429.213264889736
(2021-Aug-02.71326489) | 0.00044871 | TDB |
| period | 1807.535352988245
4.95 | 1.4345e-05
3.927e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .1991662289785052 | 1.5807e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.977130811219651 | 1.5752e-08 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
14.4 |
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n/a |
MPO309247 |
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| 12131 Echternach | Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Leiden on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. |
| As assistant editor of the Dutch astronomical magazine Zenit, Dutch science writer Eddy Echternach (b. 1961) has been popularizing astronomy since the late 1980s. He is co-author of numerous books on astronomy and astronomical exercises for use in primary and high schools. The name was suggested by C. E. Koppeschaar. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 20070926/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2007-09-30 |
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