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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 12 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .4133001907473567 | 1.6192e-05 | |
| a | 55.76051412174719 | 0.001877 | au |
| q | 32.7146829990584 | 0.0002387 | au |
| i | .8083858697204592 | 1.6875e-05 | deg |
| node | 319.3549964360622 | 0.0024276 | deg |
| peri | 273.99990306619 | 0.0029128 | deg |
| M | 351.8412039796204 | 0.00091794 | deg |
| tp | 2462447.268819694321
(2029-Nov-06.76881969) | 0.24107 | TDB |
| period | 152085.7700070594
416.39 | 7.6793
0.02102 | d
yr |
| n | .002367085362314238 | 1.1952e-07 | deg/d |
| Q | 78.80634524443599 | 0.0026528 | au |
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Additional Information
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| 472235 Zhulong | Discovered 2014 Apr. 4 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala. |
| Zhulong ("Torch Dragon") is a mythological creature with a human face and scarlet serpent body. It controlled the day and night of the world by opening and closing its eyes. It is described in classic Chinese literature as shining a torch over "the ninefold darkness." Name suggested by students at the National Dali School. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: MPC batch dated 2019-08-27 | Last Updated: 2019-09-23 |
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