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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 20 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .02784109175499177 | 4.6067e-08 | |
| a | 2.632278995632373 | 1.3532e-08 | au |
| q | 2.558993474590235 | 1.1837e-07 | au |
| i | 2.654602487800344 | 4.4251e-06 | deg |
| node | 54.68011438222024 | 9.5949e-05 | deg |
| peri | 138.3878503355516 | 0.00012313 | deg |
| M | 197.4632715777911 | 7.8953e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2459704.779938277579
(2022-May-05.27993828) | 0.00034344 | TDB |
| period | 1559.898370301421
4.27 | 1.2029e-05
3.293e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .2307842657277965 | 1.7796e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.705564516674511 | 1.3909e-08 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
15.8 |
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n/a |
MPO263930 |
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| 78433 Gertrudolf | Discovered 2002 Aug. 29 by S. F. Hönig at Palomar. |
| Gertrud (b. 1925) and Rudolf Hönig (1917-1993) are the grandparents of the discoverer. They woke and supported his interest in astronomy. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 20040504/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2004-05-11 |
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