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15609 Kosmaczewski (2000 GP124)
Classification: Mars-crossing Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015609
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 24 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2898068468782823 3.8367e-08  
a 2.270261736383174 9.0869e-09 au
q 1.612324340973552 8.7302e-08 au
i 6.731111551361173 4.7731e-06 deg
node 138.8062697639559 3.0592e-05 deg
peri 163.5299114494708 3.1705e-05 deg
M 264.5169413065494 7.8723e-06 deg
tp 2459331.887515500728
(2021-Apr-27.38751550)		 2.8305e-05 TDB
period 1249.431126450133
3.42		 7.5014e-06
2.054e-08		 d
yr
n .2881311281421547 1.7299e-09 deg/d
Q 2.928199131792796 1.172e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      982  
   data-arc span      10450 days (28.61 yr)  
   first obs. used      1990-07-27  
   last obs. used      2019-03-07  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .56799  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-12 19:33:03  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .598479 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.33454 au 
 T_jup = 3.548 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.4   n/a MPO412299  
diameter diameter 4.742 km 0.927 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...63N)  
rotation period rot_per 5.22 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2019-August); Warner et al., 2009 Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.
Published Reference List:
[Clark, M. (2015) Minor Planet Bull. 42, 15-20.]
geometric albedo albedo 0.069   0.031 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...814..117N)  

15609 Kosmaczewski           Discovered 2000 Apr. 7 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
Named in honor of Sara G. Kosmaczewski for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Sara is a student at the St. Rita School, Hamden, Connecticut.
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Reference: 20011002/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2009-05-11

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Alternate Designations
 2000 GP124 = 1990 ON3 = 1997 RO10 
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