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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 39 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .1938950978293365 | 3.2799e-08 | |
| a | 2.237908034656653 | 5.3925e-09 | au |
| q | 1.803988637343843 | 7.4725e-08 | au |
| i | 2.867554088618649 | 3.5678e-06 | deg |
| node | 349.0826927829659 | 6.3006e-05 | deg |
| peri | 44.55140288993334 | 6.3611e-05 | deg |
| M | 81.86128379418051 | 8.972e-06 | deg |
| tp | 2458922.440440393720
(2020-Mar-13.94044039) | 3.0042e-05 | TDB |
| period | 1222.817879450079
3.35 | 4.4198e-06
1.21e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .2944019760014451 | 1.0641e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.671827431969463 | 6.4381e-09 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
14.0 |
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n/a |
MPO344321 |
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| 2885 Palva (1939 TC) Discovered 1939-Oct-07 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku |
| Reference: DISCOVERY.DB | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1939 TC = 1959 SF = 1969 RK = 1969 RT1 = 1976 YR = 1979 OO13 = 1981 EA20 |
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