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5388 Mottola (1981 ED1)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2005388
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 34 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1447579925179529 2.967e-08  
a 2.684353173540498 1.0713e-08 au
q 2.29577159692958 7.8651e-08 au
i 12.58788465487107 4.5649e-06 deg
node 359.3971580104196 1.5564e-05 deg
peri 68.61960196256526 2.433e-05 deg
M 103.5184704017758 1.6665e-05 deg
tp 2458738.573100114526
(2019-Sep-12.07310011)		 7.4369e-05 TDB
period 1606.415582778143
4.40		 9.6163e-06
2.633e-08		 d
yr
n .2241014117762817 1.3415e-09 deg/d
Q 3.072934750151417 1.2263e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      2406  
   data-arc span      15041 days (41.18 yr)  
   first obs. used      1979-11-14  
   last obs. used      2021-01-18  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .40886  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 01:24:23  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.34172 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.33063 au 
 T_jup = 3.326 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.72   n/a E2021B10  

5388 Mottola (1981 ED1)          Discovered 1981-Mar-05 by Debehogne-DeSanctis at La Silla
Reference: DISCOVERY.DBLast Updated: 2003-08-29

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Alternate Designations
 1981 ED1 = 1979 VB1 = 1983 RG9 
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