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2272 Montezuma (1972 FA)
Classification: Inner Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2002272
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 29 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .09031337313595118 3.2601e-08  
a 1.866769907470538 4.1632e-09 au
q 1.698175620258186 6.0851e-08 au
i 24.32896426609166 4.5413e-06 deg
node 175.5181837967914 9.1373e-06 deg
peri 278.2172716481519 3.0368e-05 deg
M 35.65109932132479 2.7446e-05 deg
tp 2458908.241786779894
(2020-Feb-28.74178678)		 7.1112e-05 TDB
period 931.6110131664759
2.55		 3.1165e-06
8.533e-09		 d
yr
n .3864273767829204 1.2927e-09 deg/d
Q 2.03536419468289 4.5392e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      2042  
   data-arc span      17568 days (48.10 yr)  
   first obs. used      1972-03-16  
   last obs. used      2020-04-21  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .38241  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-May-20 01:37:34  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .807485 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 3.0842 au 
 T_jup = 3.874 
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457164.5 (2015-May-22.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 29 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .09014288717152975 3.2544e-08  
q 1.69862998347957 6.0741e-08 au
tp 2457045.258714823067
(2015-Jan-22.75871482)		 7.3384e-05 TDB
node 175.5467821492106 9.1342e-06 deg
peri 278.2834763987467 3.0457e-05 deg
i 24.33153106871038 4.5418e-06 deg
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      2042  
   data-arc span      17568 days (48.10 yr)  
   first obs. used      1972-03-16  
   last obs. used      2020-04-21  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .38241  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-May-20 01:37:34  

Additional Information
 Jupiter MOID = 3.0842 au 
 T_jup = 3.874 
Orbit Covariance (6×6)
  e q tp node peri i
e 1.059103502085824E-15 -1.972882836753288E-15 -9.892924902940367E-13 4.571355547669772E-15 -3.805406680970791E-13 -1.210797104146184E-14
q -1.972882836753288E-15 3.689438669398882E-15 1.744978710293111E-12 -8.309252889457974E-15 6.700508003475541E-13 2.24870387541891E-14
tp -9.892924902940367E-13 1.744978710293111E-12 5.385260092196653E-9 -2.815717108072081E-12 2.141726719571631E-9 3.016077111756249E-11
node 4.571355547669772E-15 -8.309252889457974E-15 -2.815717108072081E-12 8.343433186210024E-11 -7.662599322858723E-11 1.690387711324914E-11
peri -3.805406680970791E-13 6.700508003475541E-13 2.141726719571631E-9 -7.662599322858723E-11 9.276199480430192E-10 -3.562270536328868E-12
i -1.210797104146184E-14 2.24870387541891E-14 3.016077111756249E-11 1.690387711324914E-11 -3.562270536328868E-12 2.062837664076776E-11

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.7   n/a MPO502175  
diameter diameter 5.328 km 0.008 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...791..121M)  
rotation period rot_per 8.183 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 Published Reference List:
[Warner, B.D (2012) Minor Planet Bull. 39, 16-21.]
[Stephens, R.D.; Coley, D.; Warner, B.D. (2014) Minor Planet Bull. 41, 8-13.]
[Stephens, R.D. (2017) Minor Planet Bull. 44, 49-52.]
[Warner, B.D. (2018) Minor Planet Bull. 45, 256-259.]
geometric albedo albedo 0.165   0.023 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...791..121M)  
B-V BV 0.880   0.029 EAR-A-5-DDR-UBV-MEAN-VALUES-V1.2 #obs=1; phase=22.55 deg.
U-B UB 0.490   0.042 EAR-A-5-DDR-UBV-MEAN-VALUES-V1.2 #obs=1; phase=22.55 deg.
Tholen spectral type spec_T S   n/a EAR-A-5-DDR-TAXONOMY-V4.0 used 7 color indices

2272 Montezuma (1972 FA)          Discovered 1972-Mar-16 by Gehrels, T. at Palomar
Reference: DISCOVERY.DBLast Updated: 2003-08-29

Alternate Designations
 1972 FA = 1978 RY16 = 1978 SY3 
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