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79079 (4302 T-3)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2079079
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 23 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2366159520254072 3.7552e-08  
a 2.376399795127941 7.9625e-09 au
q 1.814105695210761 8.9795e-08 au
i 3.088686591849383 4.3842e-06 deg
node 125.7262277697119 7.4775e-05 deg
peri 167.8790251009311 7.5323e-05 deg
M 287.8611454914681 9.6724e-06 deg
tp 2459268.629394460407
(2021-Feb-23.12939446)		 3.6686e-05 TDB
period 1338.066464506033
3.66		 6.7251e-06
1.841e-08		 d
yr
n .2690449312866527 1.3522e-09 deg/d
Q 2.938693895045122 9.8465e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      706  
   data-arc span      15563 days (42.61 yr)  
   first obs. used      1977-10-11  
   last obs. used      2020-05-21  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .54789  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Nov-12 21:24:30  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .79816 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.26706 au 
 T_jup = 3.501 
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457205.5 (2015-Jul-02.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 23 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2373819890825316 3.7612e-08  
q 1.812154648022172 8.9953e-08 au
tp 2456590.902932988793
(2013-Oct-25.40293299)		 3.0934e-05 TDB
node 125.7579020530887 7.4724e-05 deg
peri 167.6950995043181 7.5268e-05 deg
i 3.089406391386961 4.3868e-06 deg
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      706  
   data-arc span      15563 days (42.61 yr)  
   first obs. used      1977-10-11  
   last obs. used      2020-05-21  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .54789  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Nov-12 21:24:30  

Additional Information
 Jupiter MOID = 2.26706 au 
 T_jup = 3.501 
Orbit Covariance (6×6)
  e q tp node peri i
e 1.414675388565154E-15 -3.37563561706037E-15 2.843547997240564E-13 3.775117221889473E-15 1.101522295416997E-13 -3.238039329219128E-17
q -3.37563561706037E-15 8.091478441179565E-15 -6.314365082603161E-13 -9.469057429971848E-15 -2.469234782272038E-13 2.021486234907827E-16
tp 2.843547997240564E-13 -6.314365082603161E-13 9.568867716164028E-10 -4.137333127840734E-12 2.93386329602914E-10 7.405416197348541E-13
node 3.775117221889473E-15 -9.469057429971848E-15 -4.137333127840734E-12 5.583707700318143E-9 -5.575934009989427E-9 7.86886520762385E-11
peri 1.101522295416997E-13 -2.469234782272038E-13 2.93386329602914E-10 -5.575934009989427E-9 5.665197820049448E-9 -7.835259821147654E-11
i -3.238039329219128E-17 2.021486234907827E-16 7.405416197348541E-13 7.86886520762385E-11 -7.835259821147654E-11 1.924387313540161E-11

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.2   n/a MPO432339  
diameter diameter 1.514 km 0.236 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.147   0.083 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

79079 (4302 T-3)          Discovered 1977-Oct-16 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar
Reference: 20040415/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

Alternate Designations
 4302 T-3 = 1999 TA258 
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