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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 33 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
e | .2482537397796344 | 5.3778e-08 | |
a | 2.301534887741662 | 4.333e-09 | au |
q | 1.730170244626493 | 1.2339e-07 | au |
i | 3.975121050882337 | 3.685e-06 | deg |
node | 83.22273354656129 | 4.47e-05 | deg |
peri | 288.0629734748961 | 4.534e-05 | deg |
M | 38.6730079563261 | 8.3561e-06 | deg |
tp | 2459063.496954194337 (2020-Aug-01.99695419) | 2.9498e-05 | TDB |
period | 1275.3364451438 3.49 | 3.6016e-06 9.861e-09 | d yr |
n | .2822784539489956 | 7.9715e-10 | deg/d |
Q | 2.87289953085683 | 5.4087e-09 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
absolute magnitude |
H |
15.08 |
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n/a |
E2021B10 |
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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. |
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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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