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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 29 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .2482412777601725 | 5.6776e-08 | |
| a | 2.301450913548477 | 5.2121e-09 | au |
| q | 1.730135798066887 | 1.3065e-07 | au |
| i | 3.975173516789646 | 3.7999e-06 | deg |
| node | 83.22260254848528 | 5.6337e-05 | deg |
| peri | 288.0394724164428 | 5.6861e-05 | deg |
| M | 342.2301491454915 | 8.6091e-06 | deg |
| tp | 2459063.448050352760
(2020-Aug-01.94805035) | 3.0574e-05 | TDB |
| period | 1275.266647566946
3.49 | 4.3321e-06
1.186e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .2822939035431031 | 9.5896e-10 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.872766029030067 | 6.5059e-09 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
15.0 |
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n/a |
MPO319197 |
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| 8875 Fernie | Discovered 1992 Oct. 22 by E. Bowell at Palomar. |
| J. Donald Fernie (b. 1933), professor emeritus of astronomy at the University of Toronto and former director of the David Dunlap Observatory, is known for his work on variable stars, galactic structure, photoelectric photometry, and the history of astronomy of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 20010109/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2009-05-11 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1992 UP10 = 1971 UP2 = 1997 AE11 |
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