| 3838 Epona (1986 WA) |
| Classification: Apollo [NEO] SPK-ID: 2003838 |
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 118 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .7025009795427288 | 8.2884e-08 | |
| a | 1.504950414334063 | 5.432e-09 | au |
| q | .447721274101148 | 1.2517e-07 | au |
| i | 29.20776031658828 | 9.7333e-06 | deg |
| node | 235.5031875303051 | 1.0669e-05 | deg |
| peri | 49.69522013413435 | 1.1095e-05 | deg |
| M | 91.61070348083682 | 1.2561e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2458828.896780895324
(2019-Dec-11.39678090) | 2.2799e-05 | TDB |
| period | 674.3443345635486
1.85 | 3.651e-06
9.996e-09 | d
yr |
| n | .5338518936812903 | 2.8903e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.562179554566977 | 9.2479e-09 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
15.58 |
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n/a |
E2021B10 |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
2.3812 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 |
Published Reference List:
[Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (1999) http://www.asu.cas.cz/~ppravec/neo.htm]
[Skiff, B.A. (2011) Posting on CALL web site. http://www.minorplanet.info/call.html]
[Skiff, B.A.; McLelland, K.P.; Sanborn, J.; Pravec, P.; Koehn, B.W. (2019). Minor Planet Bull. 46, 458-503.] |
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| 3838 Epona (1986 WA) Discovered 1986-Nov-27 by Maury, A. at Palomar |
| Reference: DISCOVERY.DB | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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