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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459396.5 (2021-Jul-01.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 36 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .167055052030541 | 1.5979e-08 | |
| a | 2.319175175827299 | 8.138e-09 | au |
| q | 1.931745246161531 | 3.5282e-08 | au |
| i | 24.03198339689063 | 8.4972e-07 | deg |
| node | 137.7372012759779 | 1.7242e-06 | deg |
| peri | 163.6605198462371 | 5.6646e-06 | deg |
| M | 173.9213742266811 | 6.6166e-06 | deg |
| tp | 2458773.268759405689
(2019-Oct-16.76875941) | 2.3298e-05 | TDB |
| period | 1290.026873416532
3.53 | 6.7901e-06
1.859e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .279063953952036 | 1.4689e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.706605105493068 | 9.4975e-09 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
13.69 |
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n/a |
MPCxxxxx |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
18. |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 |
lower-limit; Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.
Published Reference List:
[Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2012) http://www.asu.cas.cz/~ppravec/neo.htm] |
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| 5953 Shelton | Discovered 1987 Apr. 25 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. |
| Named in honor of Ian Shelton, Canadian astronomer, best known for his discovery of the supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud on 1987 Feb. 24. During his four years as resident observer at the University of Toronto Southern Observatory, he participated in programs with astronomers worldwide, and more recently he has generously contributed to the astronomical education of school children, parents and teachers. Name suggested and citation prepared by D. MacCormack and R. Garrison. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 19980211/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2009-11-17 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1987 HS = 1983 DO = 1984 OD = 1987 FK1 |
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