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17503 Celestechild (1992 FK1)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2017503
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 22 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2476262415685036 7.533e-08  
a 2.282545847534112 1.2027e-08 au
q 1.717327598101445 1.7447e-07 au
i 22.15396691245676 6.5195e-06 deg
node 273.950437142751 1.648e-05 deg
peri 238.3950026590347 2.1034e-05 deg
M 74.31214149849276 1.6266e-05 deg
tp 2458740.493043733257
(2019-Sep-13.99304373)		 5.593e-05 TDB
period 1259.585612371648
3.45		 9.9556e-06
2.726e-08		 d
yr
n .2858082820763279 2.259e-09 deg/d
Q 2.847764096966779 1.5006e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      975  
   data-arc span      16301 days (44.63 yr)  
   first obs. used      1975-06-07  
   last obs. used      2020-01-23  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .48338  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Feb-22 22:05:55  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .8128 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.46894 au 
 T_jup = 3.468 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.2   n/a MPO416896  
diameter diameter 2.879 km 0.248 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.587   0.134 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

17503 Celestechild           Discovered 1992 Mar. 26 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory.
Named for Celeste Ann Child, daughter of Jack and Maren Child, in recognition of her achievements in school, friendships and family, and her commitment to tolerance and compassion.
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Reference: 20111210/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2011-12-12
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