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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 41 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .1923021059570599 | 3.9343e-08 | |
| a | 3.219331452740965 | 1.6075e-08 | au |
| q | 2.600247234605076 | 1.2796e-07 | au |
| i | 16.49001031478963 | 4.034e-06 | deg |
| node | .6641475517267115 | 1.402e-05 | deg |
| peri | 302.9962707300605 | 1.6648e-05 | deg |
| M | 194.1231862502639 | 1.0941e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2459972.642991814444
(2023-Jan-28.14299181) | 6.5773e-05 | TDB |
| period | 2109.8275831438
5.78 | 1.5803e-05
4.327e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .1706300566340939 | 1.278e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 3.838415670876854 | 1.9166e-08 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
10.8 |
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n/a |
MPO344305 |
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| diameter |
diameter |
46.269 |
km |
0.140 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...791..121M) |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
12.363 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2019-August); Warner et al., 2009 |
Published Reference List:
[Albers, K.; Kragh, K.; Monnier, A.; Pligge, Z.; et al. (2010) Minor Planet Bull. 37, 152-158.] |
| geometric albedo |
albedo |
0.071 |
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0.016 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...791..121M) |
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| 1227 Geranium (1931 TD) Discovered 1931-Oct-05 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg |
| Reference: DISCOVERY.DB | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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