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3659 Bellingshausen (1969 TE2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2003659
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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 .1187189025281414 2.9473e-08  
a 2.529246640282376 8.3596e-09 au
q 2.228977254925064 7.4227e-08 au
i 3.446338728031961 4.8169e-06 deg
node 189.5394733653861 5.9615e-05 deg
peri 259.6725457771059 6.5565e-05 deg
M 59.73251019349733 2.5902e-05 deg
tp 2458356.722586605649
(2018-Aug-26.22258661)		 0.00010562 TDB
period 1469.214478642821
4.02		 7.284e-06
1.994e-08		 d
yr
n .2450288948503611 1.2148e-09 deg/d
Q 2.829516025639689 9.352e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1973  
   data-arc span      25374 days (69.47 yr)  
   first obs. used      1949-11-19  
   last obs. used      2019-05-10  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .50693  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-May-29 23:46:12  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.24851 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.3521 au 
 T_jup = 3.439 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.9   n/a MPO337281  

3659 Bellingshausen (1969 TE2)          Discovered 1969-Oct-08 by Chernykh, L. at Nauchnyj
Reference: DISCOVERY.DBLast Updated: 2003-08-29

Alternate Designations
 1969 TE2 = 1973 UP5 
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