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2417 McVittie (1964 CD)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2002417
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 34 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2243564794584275 3.0633e-08  
a 3.181486992876395 1.2129e-08 au
q 2.467699771711868 9.9675e-08 au
i 3.107969882675712 3.5789e-06 deg
node 84.55191581243479 7.7815e-05 deg
peri 19.41543136739511 7.8433e-05 deg
M 10.45276127386669 8.9752e-06 deg
tp 2459140.317228189245
(2020-Oct-17.81722819)		 5.1621e-05 TDB
period 2072.734398521023
5.67		 1.1853e-05
3.245e-08		 d
yr
n .1736836134223826 9.9326e-10 deg/d
Q 3.895274214040922 1.4851e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      2475  
   data-arc span      22980 days (62.92 yr)  
   first obs. used      1958-02-23  
   last obs. used      2021-01-23  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .47075  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 01:02:52  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.48467 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.27057 au 
 T_jup = 3.157 
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457047.5 (2015-Jan-25.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 34 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2230031686032047 3.0967e-08  
q 2.472336291513168 1.0092e-07 au
tp 2457072.604962795298
(2015-Feb-19.10496280)		 5.1423e-05 TDB
node 84.6250396803063 7.7789e-05 deg
peri 20.06167186738458 7.8405e-05 deg
i 3.108184617034603 3.5785e-06 deg
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      2475  
   data-arc span      22980 days (62.92 yr)  
   first obs. used      1958-02-23  
   last obs. used      2021-01-23  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .47075  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 01:02:52  

Additional Information
 Jupiter MOID = 1.27057 au 
 T_jup = 3.157 
Orbit Covariance (6×6)
  e q tp node peri i
e 9.589343230699015E-16 -3.111815383276399E-15 2.909552087214245E-13 1.433082430696412E-15 5.62965824242412E-14 -8.330195655343893E-17
q -3.111815383276399E-15 1.018554261748805E-14 -9.990489458341404E-13 -3.970746254957736E-15 -1.942680971275923E-13 3.441709107519343E-16
tp 2.909552087214245E-13 -9.990489458341404E-13 2.644314235768608E-9 -5.952734789918839E-12 5.321388052880202E-10 -1.044698860572117E-13
node 1.433082430696412E-15 -3.970746254957736E-15 -5.952734789918839E-12 6.051094904688301E-9 -6.042887452276131E-9 -3.395633235863985E-12
peri 5.62965824242412E-14 -1.942680971275923E-13 5.321388052880202E-10 -6.042887452276131E-9 6.147317860988761E-9 3.372092800835565E-12
i -8.330195655343893E-17 3.441709107519343E-16 -1.044698860572117E-13 -3.395633235863985E-12 3.372092800835565E-12 1.280547261524018E-11

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 12.28   n/a E2021B10  
diameter diameter 18.433 km 0.120 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
rotation period rot_per 4.934 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 Published Reference List:
[LeCrone, C.; Duncan, A.; Ditteon, R. (2004) Minor Planet Bull. 31, 78-80.]
geometric albedo albedo 0.099   0.019 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

2417 McVittie (1964 CD)          Discovered 1964-Feb-15 by Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn
Discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program, Goethe Link Observatory, University of Indiana. This program was conceived and directed by F. K. Edmondson; the plates were blinked and measured astrometrically by B. Potter and, following her retirement, by D. Owings; and the photometry was performed under the direction of T. Gehrels. During the years 1947-1967, in which the plates were exposed, a large number of people participated in various aspects of the program.
Reference: DISCOVERY.DBLast Updated: 2003-08-29

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Alternate Designations
 1964 CD = 1929 CL1 = 1958 DN = 1976 GT1 = 1977 LE = 1978 NZ6 = 1981 AK 
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