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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 39 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .0522859956441139 | 3.0159e-08 | |
| a | 2.853923927089712 | 1.0861e-08 | au |
| q | 2.704703673069267 | 8.5131e-08 | au |
| i | 3.005884409914533 | 3.2525e-06 | deg |
| node | 129.5915698210686 | 6.212e-05 | deg |
| peri | 177.1859902229501 | 6.9866e-05 | deg |
| M | 66.99441172126423 | 3.1416e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2458672.783662291615
(2019-Jul-08.28366229) | 0.00015369 | TDB |
| period | 1761.010784987194
4.82 | 1.0053e-05
2.752e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .2044280495435001 | 1.167e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 3.003144181110157 | 1.1429e-08 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
12.7 |
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n/a |
MPO435756 |
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| diameter |
diameter |
8.575 |
km |
0.110 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M) |
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| geometric albedo |
albedo |
0.219 |
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0.031 |
urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M) |
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| 6001 Thales (1988 CP2) Discovered 1988-Feb-11 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla |
| Reference: DISCOVERY.DB | Last Updated: 2003-08-29 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1988 CP2 = 1976 SR8 = 1991 VZ4 |
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