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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 21 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .08963234656118076 | 2.9517e-08 | |
| a | 2.144507424618723 | 6.8498e-09 | au |
| q | 1.952290191932272 | 6.3934e-08 | au |
| i | 2.980402749628669 | 4.9422e-06 | deg |
| node | 352.9252876779328 | 5.9387e-05 | deg |
| peri | 59.75927087228045 | 6.6264e-05 | deg |
| M | 57.14883000377548 | 3.0874e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2459018.406433985917
(2020-Jun-17.90643399) | 9.7994e-05 | TDB |
| period | 1147.0695683663
3.14 | 5.4958e-06
1.505e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .3138432139845934 | 1.5037e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.336724657305174 | 7.4638e-09 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
16.82 |
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n/a |
MPCxxxxx |
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| 168358 Casca | Discovered 1996 Feb. 24 by D. D. Balam at National Research Council of Canada. |
| This minor planet is named in honor of the Canadian Astronomical Society, or Société Canadienne d´Astronomie. The society is devoted to the promotion and advancement of knowledge of the universe through research and education. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 20080122/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2008-03-05 |
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