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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 21 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .105056906617812 | 8.4871e-06 | |
| a | 42.24651923238825 | 0.00079748 | au |
| q | 37.80823060646364 | 0.00099895 | au |
| i | 23.92150485283669 | 1.0879e-05 | deg |
| node | 279.8992558296678 | 0.00013558 | deg |
| peri | 312.8259695194513 | 0.0074005 | deg |
| M | 123.3513374944285 | 0.0080541 | deg |
| tp | 2424834.721414263731
(1926-Nov-15.22141426) | 1.353 | TDB |
| period | 100296.2800579593
274.60 | 2.8399
0.007775 | d
yr |
| n | .003589365426035371 | 1.0163e-07 | deg/d |
| Q | 46.68480785831287 | 0.00088126 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
4.1 |
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n/a |
MPO493687 |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
6.09 |
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:
[Thirouin, A.; Ortiz, J.L.; Duffard, R.; Santos-Sanz, P.; et al. (2010) Astron. Astrophys. 522, A93.] |
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| 120347 Salacia | Discovered 2004 Sept. 22 by H. G. Roe, M. E. Brown and K. M. Barkume at Palomar. |
| Salacia is the Roman goddess of the calm and sunlit ocean. At first afraid of Neptune's advances, she was convinced to agree to marriage by the dolphin Delphinus. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 20110218/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2011-02-22 |
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