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3012 Minsk (1979 QU9)
Classification: Outer Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2003012
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 49 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .07025666835363006 3.7442e-08  
a 3.222843079840308 1.6608e-08 au
q 2.996416862424176 1.2031e-07 au
i 18.19242357013015 4.1768e-06 deg
node 354.8765232716325 1.2733e-05 deg
peri 91.62071098693741 3.947e-05 deg
M 288.7523520696948 3.7598e-05 deg
tp 2459418.739645882382
(2021-Jul-23.23964588)		 0.00022242 TDB
period 2113.280604925259
5.79		 1.6336e-05
4.473e-08		 d
yr
n .1703512534781116 1.3168e-09 deg/d
Q 3.44926929725644 1.7775e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      2103  
   data-arc span      24588 days (67.32 yr)  
   first obs. used      1953-04-10  
   last obs. used      2020-08-04  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .45691  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Aug-24 22:59:04  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 2.08463 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.73215 au 
 T_jup = 3.106 
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455683.5 (2011-May-02.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 49 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .0657844779581898 3.6814e-08  
q 3.014227428546693 1.1778e-07 au
tp 2455169.960620013154
(2009-Dec-04.46062001)		 0.00022544 TDB
node 355.093306547827 1.2681e-05 deg
peri 88.70519808533214 4.259e-05 deg
i 18.23083576663428 4.1808e-06 deg
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      2103  
   data-arc span      24588 days (67.32 yr)  
   first obs. used      1953-04-10  
   last obs. used      2020-08-04  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .45691  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Aug-24 22:59:04  

Additional Information
 Jupiter MOID = 1.73215 au 
 T_jup = 3.106 
Orbit Covariance (6×6)
  e q tp node peri i
e 1.355306861427426E-15 -4.295831946583852E-15 5.074185421696606E-13 -1.973344895085262E-15 1.021521065351571E-13 -2.992610368919165E-15
q -4.295831946583852E-15 1.387258252329767E-14 4.599903367517789E-14 5.521032958575946E-15 -1.340459516977548E-14 1.160382554682671E-14
tp 5.074185421696606E-13 4.599903367517789E-14 5.082319554852832E-8 1.154227963267199E-11 9.184426605017466E-9 -1.04681090318502E-12
node -1.973344895085262E-15 5.521032958575946E-15 1.154227963267199E-11 1.608098465372641E-10 -1.505679574778443E-10 4.923202186793508E-12
peri 1.021521065351571E-13 -1.340459516977548E-14 9.184426605017466E-9 -1.505679574778443E-10 1.813893789745973E-9 -4.558051522219122E-12
i -2.992610368919165E-15 1.160382554682671E-14 -1.04681090318502E-12 4.923202186793508E-12 -4.558051522219122E-12 1.747907797560687E-11

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 11.0   n/a MPO319121  
diameter diameter 21.061 km 0.247 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...791..121M)  
rotation period rot_per 3.91220 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2019-August); Warner et al., 2009 Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.
Published Reference List:
[Odden, C.E.; Hirschfield, L.; Driscoll, A.; Brown, E.; et al. (2016) Minor Planet Bull. 43, 218-219.]
geometric albedo albedo 0.174   0.020 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...791..121M)  

3012 Minsk (1979 QU9)          Discovered 1979-Aug-27 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj
Reference: DISCOVERY.DBLast Updated: 2003-08-29

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Alternate Designations
 1979 QU9 = 1950 SU = 1953 GA2 = 1973 SN2 
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