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43669 Winterthur (2002 GA10)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2043669
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 23 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1388932827363096 3.7353e-08  
a 2.618219471772041 1.0206e-08 au
q 2.254566374413496 9.5787e-08 au
i 12.97123720858855 3.3946e-06 deg
node 144.0644461698689 1.7247e-05 deg
peri 93.1650462280756 2.1344e-05 deg
M 127.3079029749869 1.2213e-05 deg
tp 2458653.282014253630
(2019-Jun-18.78201425)		 5.2113e-05 TDB
period 1547.417483637278
4.24		 9.0477e-06
2.477e-08		 d
yr
n .2326456847015861 1.3603e-09 deg/d
Q 2.981872569130587 1.1623e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1217  
   data-arc span      13934 days (38.15 yr)  
   first obs. used      1982-11-14  
   last obs. used      2021-01-07  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .52095  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 04:32:27  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.28672 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.15173 au 
 T_jup = 3.356 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.07   n/a E2021B10  
diameter diameter 2.363 km 0.387 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.380   0.180 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

43669 Winterthur           Discovered 2002 Apr. 15 by M. Griesser at Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.
The charming town of Winterthur, founded in 1264 in northeastern Switzerland, is a regional center of business, culture and education, situated in a rural landscape and surrounded by wooded hills. It is the birthplace of the discoverer and home of Eschenberg Observatory.
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Reference: 20020921/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2003-10-02

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Alternate Designations
 2002 GA10 = 1998 MU8 
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