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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 65 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .1572216886360587 | 3.8765e-08 | |
| a | 3.163393405471417 | 1.9754e-08 | au |
| q | 2.666039352443028 | 1.2121e-07 | au |
| i | 1.389118354743484 | 5.6359e-06 | deg |
| node | 160.1278228046485 | 0.0001908 | deg |
| peri | 131.6745474973601 | 0.00019179 | deg |
| M | 108.1850661435178 | 2.1406e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2458382.920248437749
(2018-Sep-21.42024844) | 0.00011891 | TDB |
| period | 2055.077641376769
5.63 | 1.925e-05
5.27e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .1751758633113361 | 1.6409e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 3.660747458499805 | 2.286e-08 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
15.6 |
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n/a |
MPO452282 |
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| diameter |
diameter |
3.200 |
km |
0.200 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[ambos] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...747...49B) |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
3.471 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2019-August); Warner et al., 2009 |
Published Reference List:
[Hsieh, H.H.; Jewitt, D.C.; Fernandez, Y.R. (2004) Astron. J. 127, 2997-3017.] |
| geometric albedo |
albedo |
0.060 |
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0.020 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[ambos] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...747...49B) |
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| 7968 Elst-Pizarro (1996 N2) Discovered 1996-Jul-14 by Elst, E. W., Pizarro, G. at La Silla |
| Reference: DISCOVERY.DB | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1996 N2 = 133P = 1979 OW7 |
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