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201372 Sheldon (2002 TY349)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2201372
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 10 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1591023620553932 1.1621e-07  
a 3.090136392577665 3.5995e-08 au
q 2.598488393445226 3.3856e-07 au
i 16.95810216441919 9.6722e-06 deg
node 194.2322873423286 2.0894e-05 deg
peri 169.0752432633506 3.0693e-05 deg
M .589933535015202 2.383e-05 deg
tp 2458597.248636816304
(2019-Apr-23.74863682)		 0.00013131 TDB
period 1984.106135109836
5.43		 3.4667e-05
9.491e-08		 d
yr
n .1814419065742524 3.1702e-09 deg/d
Q 3.581784391710103 4.1722e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      165  
   data-arc span      6720 days (18.40 yr)  
   first obs. used      2001-06-15  
   last obs. used      2019-11-08  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .65679  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Dec-04 16:21:24  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.5982 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.8917 au 
 T_jup = 3.139 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.0   n/a MPO503055  

201372 Sheldon           Discovered 2002 Oct. 10 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Erin Sheldon (b. 1974) is an American astronomer and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work on weak gravitational lensing.
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Reference: MPC batch dated 2013-11-17Last Updated: 2014-11-10

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