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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 32 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .111949434609869 | 4.0152e-08 | |
| a | 5.26942809410906 | 1.1102e-07 | au |
| q | 4.67951859825619 | 2.4587e-07 | au |
| i | 25.00437353876504 | 2.2495e-06 | deg |
| node | 295.9081611588651 | 4.3477e-06 | deg |
| peri | 23.79836201805679 | 2.062e-05 | deg |
| M | 279.5427814650037 | 2.768e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2460187.929651658305
(2023-Aug-31.42965166) | 0.00036027 | TDB |
| period | 4418.18249586107
12.10 | 0.00013962
3.823e-07 | d
yr |
| n | .08148146898351213 | 2.575e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 5.859337589961929 | 1.2344e-07 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
10.32 |
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n/a |
E2021B10 |
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| diameter |
diameter |
47.987 |
km |
0.547 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[jupiter_trojans] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759...49G) |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
15.21 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 |
Published Reference List:
[Stephens, R.D.; French, L.M.; Davitt, C.; Coley, D.R. (2014) Minor Planet Bull. 41, 95-100.] |
| geometric albedo |
albedo |
0.122 |
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0.031 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[jupiter_trojans] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759...49G) |
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| 5120 Bitias (1988 TZ1) Discovered 1988-Oct-13 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar |
| Reference: DISCOVERY.DB | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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