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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 33 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .08454431638021162 | 3.854e-08 | |
| a | 3.087438036329505 | 1.3641e-08 | au |
| q | 2.826412698181764 | 1.1967e-07 | au |
| i | 9.80311991299828 | 4.302e-06 | deg |
| node | 42.57858412958575 | 2.2703e-05 | deg |
| peri | 162.7471136706584 | 3.1974e-05 | deg |
| M | 150.8291629741508 | 2.2973e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2458170.307850257257
(2018-Feb-20.80785026) | 0.00012543 | TDB |
| period | 1981.507872974193
5.43 | 1.3132e-05
3.595e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .181679823184174 | 1.2041e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 3.348463374477246 | 1.4795e-08 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
10.4 |
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n/a |
MPO452179 |
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| diameter |
diameter |
43.31 |
km |
3.1 |
IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 |
IRAS observations used: 2 |
| rotation period |
rot_per |
21.982 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2019-August); Warner et al., 2009 |
Published Reference List:
[Ferrero, A. (2012) Minor Planet Bull. 39, 138-139.] |
| geometric albedo |
albedo |
0.0714 |
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0.011 |
IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 |
IRAS observations used: 2 |
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| 1421 Esperanto (1936 FQ) Discovered 1936-Mar-18 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku |
| Reference: DISCOVERY.DB | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1936 FQ = 1931 HC = 1958 GD = A906 UD = A917 XD = A920 GD |
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