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3961 Arthurcox (1962 OB)
Classification:
Main-belt Asteroid
SPK-ID:
2003961
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference:
JPL 29
(heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element
Value
Uncertainty (1-sigma)
Units
e
.1524530420715275
4.1434e-08
a
2.623397026071865
1.407e-08
au
q
2.223452168885811
1.0856e-07
au
i
12.64940446505245
5.0677e-06
deg
node
316.6046267917852
1.818e-05
deg
peri
327.3505990881586
2.4597e-05
deg
M
155.1145147079535
1.8735e-05
deg
t
p
2457931.779868878737
(2017-Jun-27.27986888)
7.969e-05
TDB
period
1552.009801641798
4.25
1.2486e-05
3.418e-08
d
yr
n
.2319572979624052
1.8661e-09
deg/d
Q
3.023341883257919
1.6216e-08
au
Orbit Determination Parameters
# obs. used (total)
1767
data-arc span
20939 days (57.33 yr)
first obs. used
1962-07-31
last obs. used
2019-11-28
planetary ephem.
DE431
SB-pert. ephem.
SB431-N16
condition code
0
norm. resid. RMS
.45479
source
ORB
producer
Otto Matic
solution date
2019-Dec-03 20:56:07
Additional Information
Earth MOID
= 1.21716 au
Jupiter MOID
= 2.22016 au
T_jup
= 3.353
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter
Symbol
Value
Units
Sigma
Reference
Notes
absolute magnitude
H
12.1
n/a
MPO384788
diameter
diameter
10.28
km
0.9
IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0
IRAS observations used: 2
geometric albedo
albedo
0.2012
0.039
IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0
IRAS observations used: 2
3961 Arthurcox (1962 OB)
Discovered 1962-Jul-31 by Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn
Reference:
DISCOVERY.DB
Last Updated:
2003-08-29
Alternate Designations
1962 OB
= 1962 PQ = 1962 QL = 1978 GG = 1979 OF14 = 1979 QJ7 = 1980 WL
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