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26203 (1997 KS)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2026203
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 27 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1336880988565232 3.5202e-08  
a 2.457748419126242 1.1024e-08 au
q 2.129176705505629 8.8039e-08 au
i 5.729584423971218 4.5494e-06 deg
node 224.7755333856967 4.037e-05 deg
peri 74.82861298167663 4.4573e-05 deg
M 228.0866630983357 2.072e-05 deg
tp 2459116.192447086019
(2020-Sep-23.69244709)		 8.2664e-05 TDB
period 1407.357931437672
3.85		 9.4687e-06
2.592e-08		 d
yr
n .2557984660179844 1.721e-09 deg/d
Q 2.786320132746854 1.2498e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1698  
   data-arc span      8860 days (24.26 yr)  
   first obs. used      1995-02-03  
   last obs. used      2019-05-08  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .51939  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-May-30 03:24:03  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.12161 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.40982 au 
 T_jup = 3.473 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.2   n/a MPO333060  
rotation period rot_per 12.857 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2019-January); Warner et al., 2009 Published Reference List:
[Waszczak, A.; Chang, C.-K.; Ofeck, E.O.; Laher, F.; et al. (2015) Astron. J. 150, A75.]
[Warner, B.D. (2018) Minor Planet Bull. 45, 190-195.]

26203 (1997 KS)          Discovered 1997-May-31 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong
Reference: 20010705/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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