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14438 MacLean (1992 HC2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014438
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 28 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .09650369617923231 4.5239e-08  
a 2.905895612102337 1.6515e-08 au
q 2.625465944823449 1.3378e-07 au
i 3.123534701326407 4.8049e-06 deg
node 130.061426894273 7.8955e-05 deg
peri 231.8014077795968 8.22e-05 deg
M 28.20440370567912 2.1516e-05 deg
tp 2458458.746803075409
(2018-Dec-06.24680308)		 0.0001084 TDB
period 1809.332734894064
4.95		 1.5424e-05
4.223e-08		 d
yr
n .1989683782629832 1.6962e-09 deg/d
Q 3.186325279381225 1.8109e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1544  
   data-arc span      10046 days (27.50 yr)  
   first obs. used      1992-04-27  
   last obs. used      2019-10-29  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .53919  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Nov-07 03:49:13  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.62292 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.24626 au 
 T_jup = 3.276 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.8   n/a MPO358771  
diameter diameter 4.374 km 0.545 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.306   0.102 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

14438 MacLean           Discovered 1992 Apr. 27 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Steven Glenwood MacLean (b. 1954), selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1983, is an expert in laser physics and space vision systems. He flew on space shuttle mission STS-52.
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Reference: 20030614/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2005-04-26

Alternate Designations
 1992 HC2 = 1999 XE2 
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