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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 33 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .02772128584317074 | 2.8506e-08 | |
| a | 3.109663952955966 | 1.5729e-08 | au |
| q | 3.023460069639869 | 8.8957e-08 | au |
| i | 3.058023112747591 | 3.7479e-06 | deg |
| node | 343.6599189762612 | 5.7699e-05 | deg |
| peri | 109.9588316319954 | 9.7668e-05 | deg |
| M | 208.518635689661 | 8.0693e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2459843.301544982549
(2022-Sep-20.80154498) | 0.00045195 | TDB |
| period | 2002.943118284348
5.48 | 1.5197e-05
4.161e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .1797355085691917 | 1.3637e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 3.195867836272063 | 1.6165e-08 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
12.1 |
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n/a |
MPO452220 |
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| diameter |
diameter |
18.732 |
km |
0.151 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...791..121M) |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
5.482 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 |
Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.
Published Reference List:
[Waszczak, A.; Chang, C.-K.; Ofeck, E.O.; Laher, F.; et al. (2015) Astron. J. 150, A75.] |
| geometric albedo |
albedo |
0.121 |
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0.015 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759L...8M) |
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| 3979 Brorsen | Discovered 1983 Nov. 8 by A. Mrkos at Klet. |
| Named in memory of Theodor Brorsen (1819-1895), Danish astronomer, known for his discoveries of five comets and his studies of the gegenschein. After studying and working in Kiel, Heidelberg and Altona he worked at the private observatory of baron John Parish in Senftenberg (Žamberk) in eastern Bohemia from 1847 to 1870. Name suggested by J. Ticha. |
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| Reference: 19960828/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2003-09-26 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1983 VV1 = 1974 CQ = 1977 RG5 |
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