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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 9 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .4994134124492976 | 3.3913e-05 | |
| a | 67.4831408553771 | 0.0033532 | au |
| q | 33.78115519799661 | 0.0014823 | au |
| i | 30.62723384761173 | 0.00017007 | deg |
| node | 336.8572969000128 | 2.8904e-05 | deg |
| peri | 207.6633978123789 | 0.0061479 | deg |
| M | 106.5065818049294 | 0.016003 | deg |
| tp | 2399295.192141046435
(1856-Dec-11.69214105) | 4.9718 | TDB |
| period | 202484.3015685361
554.37 | 15.092
0.04132 | d
yr |
| n | .001777915607339805 | 1.3251e-07 | deg/d |
| Q | 101.1851265127576 | 0.0050278 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
1.92 |
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n/a |
E2021B55 |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
22.40 |
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:
[Pal, A.; Csaba, K.; Muller, T.G.; Molnar, L.; et al. (2016) Astron. J. 151, A117.] |
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| 225088 Gonggong | Discovered 2007 July 17 by M. E. Schwamb, M. E. Brown and D. Rabinowitz at Palomar. |
| Gonggong is a Chinese water god with red hair and a serpent-like tail. He is known for creating chaos, causing flooding, and tilting the Earth; he is often depicted with the head of a human and the body of a snake. Gonggong is often attended by his minister, Xiangliu, a nine-headed poisonous snake monster for whom the satellite is named. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: MPC batch dated 2020-02-05 | Last Updated: 2020-02-24 |
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