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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 30 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
e | .1020501339191345 | 3.0392e-08 | |
a | 3.040324417058455 | 1.6155e-08 | au |
q | 2.730058903140026 | 9.1563e-08 | au |
i | 11.71704083385484 | 4.7141e-06 | deg |
node | 151.9362962235199 | 1.7029e-05 | deg |
peri | 113.6352361001369 | 2.8906e-05 | deg |
M | 39.80226202712265 | 2.308e-05 | deg |
tp | 2458386.416315015386 (2018-Sep-24.91631502) | 0.00012418 | TDB |
period | 1936.325290807411 5.30 | 1.5433e-05 4.225e-08 | d yr |
n | .1859191746908841 | 1.4818e-09 | deg/d |
Q | 3.350589930976885 | 1.7803e-08 | au |
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456941.5 (2014-Oct-11.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 30 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
e | .102987270568562 | 3.0234e-08 | |
q | 2.727445664530913 | 9.1318e-08 | au |
tp | 2456456.369025888399 (2013-Jun-12.86902589) | 0.00012548 | TDB |
node | 152.0407523058801 | 1.7007e-05 | deg |
peri | 114.8150357555405 | 2.881e-05 | deg |
i | 11.72483415296067 | 4.718e-06 | deg |
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Orbit Covariance (6×6)
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e |
q |
tp |
node |
peri |
i |
e |
9.141064021194214E-16 |
-2.726330953752396E-15 |
3.86009327141723E-13 |
1.183789168864682E-15 |
6.379765879678818E-14 |
-1.083051527126772E-15 |
q |
-2.726330953752396E-15 |
8.338924577167171E-15 |
-1.523037191300431E-12 |
-3.656436928501824E-15 |
-2.486435427609505E-13 |
3.79649557541047E-15 |
tp |
3.86009327141723E-13 |
-1.523037191300431E-12 |
1.574645301409539E-8 |
1.330501716732989E-11 |
2.929013443331285E-9 |
1.532978596245087E-12 |
node |
1.183789168864682E-15 |
-3.656436928501824E-15 |
1.330501716732989E-11 |
2.892244422807026E-10 |
-2.803694002251313E-10 |
1.252712524462483E-11 |
peri |
6.379765879678818E-14 |
-2.486435427609505E-13 |
2.929013443331285E-9 |
-2.803694002251313E-10 |
8.299934725978287E-10 |
-1.195864832212196E-11 |
i |
-1.083051527126772E-15 |
3.79649557541047E-15 |
1.532978596245087E-12 |
1.252712524462483E-11 |
-1.195864832212196E-11 |
2.225966968258284E-11 |
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
absolute magnitude |
H |
12.8 |
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n/a |
MPO395124 |
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diameter |
diameter |
9.965 |
km |
0.231 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M) |
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geometric albedo |
albedo |
0.135 |
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0.011 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M) |
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12655 Benferinga | Discovered 1977 Oct. 16 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. |
Ben Feringa (b. 1951) is a renowned Dutch chemist, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of molecular machines. He is a passionate lecturer and public advocate for science. |
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Reference: MPC batch dated 2018-10-26 | Last Updated: 2019-04-09 |
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