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53311 Deucalion (1999 HU11)
Classification: TransNeptunian Object          SPK-ID: 2053311
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 5 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .06691585668189749 0.00015302  
a 44.29755144969365 0.017775 au
q 41.33334284552697 0.012237 au
i .372776363281735 0.00030692 deg
node 51.36104783724652 0.017654 deg
peri 239.5475431628602 0.23934 deg
M 306.7092427942359 0.23184 deg
tp 2474941.567439801971
(2064-Jan-22.06743980)		 59.788 TDB
period 107688.1729447068
294.83		 64.817
0.1775		 d
yr
n .003342985493725892 2.0121e-06 deg/d
Q 47.26176005386033 0.018964 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      40  
   data-arc span      5492 days (15.04 yr)  
   first obs. used      1999-04-12  
   last obs. used      2014-04-25  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      4  
   norm. resid. RMS      .26387  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2017-Apr-11 18:34:25  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 40.3171 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 36.155 au 
 T_jup = 5.940 
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2453645.5 (2005-Oct-02.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 5 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .06300884453639571 0.00016516  
q 41.57209520728794 0.011629 au
tp 2474041.251741355285
(2061-Aug-04.75174136)		 63.08 TDB
node 51.44294488809476 0.017947 deg
peri 235.7336103571455 0.24824 deg
i .3673373110349452 0.00030617 deg
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      40  
   data-arc span      5492 days (15.04 yr)  
   first obs. used      1999-04-12  
   last obs. used      2014-04-25  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      4  
   norm. resid. RMS      .26387  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2017-Apr-11 18:34:25  

Additional Information
 Jupiter MOID = 36.155 au 
 T_jup = 5.940 
Orbit Covariance (6×6)
  e q tp node peri i
e 2.727805342521628E-8 1.023431931808335E-6 -.007658960438647734 2.122188593203757E-9 -2.921005760000605E-5 2.254508128320615E-11
q 1.023431931808335E-6 .0001352274746062429 -.7080714605207535 3.298111487599801E-7 -.0028006629491517 -1.013551468163319E-9
tp -.007658960438647734 -.7080714605207535 3979.033392426978 -.001682339346088856 15.61051162348038 1.748492046674511E-6
node 2.122188593203757E-9 3.298111487599801E-7 -.001682339346088856 .0003221045392072058 -.0003287723561891241 -4.94551176963074E-6
peri -2.921005760000605E-5 -.0028006629491517 15.61051162348038 -.0003287723561891241 .06162128859480276 4.953999660137362E-6
i 2.254508128320615E-11 -1.013551468163319E-9 1.748492046674511E-6 -4.94551176963074E-6 4.953999660137362E-6 9.373766613048927E-8

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 6.6   n/a MPO341046  

53311 Deucalion           Discovered 1999 Apr. 18 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey at Kitt Peak.
After a flood in which all humans were drowned except for Deucalion and Pyrrha, an oracle tells them to "throw the bones of their mother" behind them. Puzzled, they decided that their mother is Earth and her bones are stones. The stones they then threw over their shoulders sprang up into people to repopulate the world.
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Reference: 20030614/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2005-04-26
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