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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454000.5 (2006-Sep-22.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 0 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | 0.250248713478499 | n/a | |
| a | 39.4450697257358 | n/a | au |
| q | 29.5739917738007 | n/a | au |
| i | 17.089000919562 | n/a | deg |
| node | 110.3769579554089 | n/a | deg |
| peri | 112.5971416774872 | n/a | deg |
| M | 25.24718971218841 | n/a | deg |
| tp | 2447654.529313563835
(1989-May-08.02931356) | n/a | TDB |
| period | 90487.27692706819
247.74 | n/a
n/a | d
yr |
| n | .003978459870000909 | n/a | deg/d |
| Q | 49.31614767767086 | n/a | au |
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Additional Information
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
-0.4 |
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n/a |
MPO493769 |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
153.2935 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 |
Published Reference List:
[Walker, M.F.; Hardie, R. (1955) Pub. Ast. Soc. Pacific 67, 224.]
[Tholen, D.J.; Buie, M.W. (1997) in Pluto and Charon (S.A. Stern and D.J. Tholen, eds.) pp 193-219. Univ. Arizon Press, Tucson.] |
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| 134340 Pluto (1930 BM) Discovered 1930-Jan-23 by Tombaugh, C. W. at Flagstaff |
| Reference: 20060907/Numbers.arc | Last Updated: 2006-09-12 |
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