| 3596 Meriones (1985 VO) |
| Classification: Jupiter Trojan SPK-ID: 2003596 |
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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 | .07355573097418827 | 5.09e-08 | |
| a | 5.173540524537333 | 8.552e-08 | au |
| q | 4.792996969530403 | 3.1333e-07 | au |
| i | 23.52385122148058 | 7.8511e-06 | deg |
| node | 356.6884787717111 | 1.0122e-05 | deg |
| peri | 66.01046389570891 | 5.1422e-05 | deg |
| M | 308.0720062040786 | 4.95e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2459620.482246247015
(2022-Feb-09.98224625) | 0.0005911 | TDB |
| period | 4298.136560524236
11.77 | 0.00010657
2.918e-07 | d
yr |
| n | .08375722709845483 | 2.0768e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 5.554084079544262 | 9.1811e-08 | au |
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| | Orbit Determination Parameters
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457335.5 (2015-Nov-09.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 38 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .07346004867695222 | 5.0566e-08 | |
| q | 4.785738628372718 | 3.114e-07 | au |
| tp | 2455345.121353215808
(2010-May-28.62135322) | 0.00060208 | TDB |
| node | 356.699898201393 | 1.0124e-05 | deg |
| peri | 67.17741611520819 | 5.1779e-05 | deg |
| i | 23.53186346937962 | 7.854e-06 | deg |
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| | Orbit Determination Parameters
Additional Information
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Orbit Covariance (6×6)
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| |
e |
q |
tp |
node |
peri |
i |
| e |
2.556910495223051E-15 |
-1.538049636211884E-14 |
-6.527953813191134E-12 |
-1.604842920900092E-15 |
-5.861192121527429E-13 |
-2.581660873928983E-15 |
| q |
-1.538049636211884E-14 |
9.697177523583537E-14 |
2.58865299882823E-11 |
1.12615262996405E-14 |
2.617858534949697E-12 |
1.604262486885633E-14 |
| tp |
-6.527953813191134E-12 |
2.58865299882823E-11 |
3.625058649740202E-7 |
3.672071176069965E-11 |
3.052178519680862E-8 |
3.625462861301723E-11 |
| node |
-1.604842920900092E-15 |
1.12615262996405E-14 |
3.672071176069965E-11 |
1.024961242282839E-10 |
-9.048726138206232E-11 |
-6.205857553565954E-12 |
| peri |
-5.861192121527429E-13 |
2.617858534949697E-12 |
3.052178519680862E-8 |
-9.048726138206232E-11 |
2.681067796752697E-9 |
8.759923084038678E-12 |
| i |
-2.581660873928983E-15 |
1.604262486885633E-14 |
3.625462861301723E-11 |
-6.205857553565954E-12 |
8.759923084038678E-12 |
6.16857216199141E-11 |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
9.3 |
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n/a |
MPO452214 |
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| diameter |
diameter |
87.380 |
km |
1.087 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[jupiter_trojans] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759...49G) |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
12.96 |
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:
[Gonano, M.; Di Martino, M.; Mottola, S.; Neukum, G. (1991) Adv. Space Res. 11, no. 12, 197-200.] |
| geometric albedo |
albedo |
0.048 |
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0.008 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[jupiter_trojans] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759...49G) |
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| 3596 Meriones (1985 VO) Discovered 1985-Nov-14 by Jensen, P. and Augustesen, K. at Brorfelde |
| Reference: DISCOVERY.DB | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1985 VO = 1950 TR4 = 1973 SS5 |
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