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15779 Scottroberts (1993 OA3)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015779
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 25 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2419399291530197 5.3197e-08  
a 2.325141925943081 1.0512e-08 au
q 1.762597253109696 1.2072e-07 au
i 23.21587661753169 6.4808e-06 deg
node 282.9531626821816 1.2833e-05 deg
peri 59.87602357550153 1.7703e-05 deg
M 87.34297207020461 1.2884e-05 deg
tp 2458286.305851330779
(2018-Jun-16.80585133)		 4.563e-05 TDB
period 1295.008526043791
3.55		 8.7819e-06
2.404e-08		 d
yr
n .2779904477538756 1.8851e-09 deg/d
Q 2.887686598776466 1.3055e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1424  
   data-arc span      23861 days (65.33 yr)  
   first obs. used      1954-08-09  
   last obs. used      2019-12-07  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .4545  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Dec-14 00:03:48  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .838156 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.63648 au 
 T_jup = 3.430 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.5   n/a MPO502290  
diameter diameter 5.703 km 0.101 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.389   0.053 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

15779 Scottroberts           Discovered 1993 July 26 by C. S. Shoemaker and D. H. Levy at Palomar.
Scott Roberts (b. 1959) for many years has encouraged amateur astronomers to pursue their love of the night sky, spending much time teaching people how to use and enjoy their telescopes.
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Reference: 20001111/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2013-03-29

Alternate Designations
 1993 OA3 = 1984 AE 
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