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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 18 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .08948020219240412 | 3.5792e-08 | |
| a | 2.144162531584257 | 8.7924e-09 | au |
| q | 1.95230243472472 | 8.0207e-08 | au |
| i | 2.980402450644313 | 5.34e-06 | deg |
| node | 352.9289310108713 | 6.1482e-05 | deg |
| peri | 59.74672825859709 | 7.0638e-05 | deg |
| M | 354.387945711816 | 3.8124e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2459018.377399428596
(2020-Jun-17.87739943) | 0.00012152 | TDB |
| period | 1146.792861189043
3.14 | 7.0539e-06
1.931e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .3139189405371226 | 1.9309e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.336022628443793 | 9.5792e-09 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
16.8 |
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n/a |
MPO436841 |
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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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