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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 38 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .1889450286840618 | 3.6715e-08 | |
| a | 2.225120681171396 | 6.9477e-09 | au |
| q | 1.804695190241968 | 8.3245e-08 | au |
| i | 1.307278421444154 | 3.3607e-06 | deg |
| node | 239.9621396861381 | 0.00017517 | deg |
| peri | 85.18628050427587 | 0.00017538 | deg |
| M | 148.7460628179722 | 9.3834e-06 | deg |
| tp | 2458499.576091389365
(2019-Jan-16.07609139) | 3.0975e-05 | TDB |
| period | 1212.352136812591
3.32 | 5.6782e-06
1.555e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .2969434284551024 | 1.3908e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.645546172100825 | 8.2604e-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 |
MPO435727 |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
7.56 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); 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:
[Chang, C.K.; Ip, W.-H.; Lin, H.-W.; Cheng, Y.C.; et al. (2015) Astrophys. J. Supp. Ser. 219, A27.] |
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| 3050 Carrera (1972 NW) Discovered 1972-Jul-13 by Torres, C. at Cerro El Roble |
| Reference: DISCOVERY.DB | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1972 NW = 1972 QK = 1979 VH2 = 1982 SB |
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