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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 32 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .1025265017694923 | 3.7858e-08 | |
| a | 3.074680142395195 | 1.6632e-08 | au |
| q | 2.759443943335291 | 1.1607e-07 | au |
| i | 11.74120334174063 | 4.3962e-06 | deg |
| node | 178.1141275118528 | 1.574e-05 | deg |
| peri | 168.7734127143278 | 2.4876e-05 | deg |
| M | 30.31209895156081 | 1.7729e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2459034.689568081677
(2020-Jul-04.18956808) | 9.7292e-05 | TDB |
| period | 1969.238606207527
5.39 | 1.5978e-05
4.375e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .1828117724612908 | 1.4833e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 3.389916341455098 | 1.8337e-08 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
13.75 |
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n/a |
MPCxxxxx |
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| 12654 Heinofalcke | Discovered 1977 Oct. 16 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. |
| Heino Falcke (b. 1966) is a German radio astronomer working in Nijmegen (Netherlands), known for his innovative use of radio telescopes and his work on the Galactic Centre black hole. He received the Spinoza award in 2011. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: MPC batch dated 2018-10-26 | Last Updated: 2019-04-09 |
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