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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 34 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .8447194275705362 | 5.3434e-05 | |
| a | 491.39887977392 | 0.16618 | au |
| q | 76.30469934249156 | 0.0019271 | au |
| i | 11.930983322829 | 3.6832e-06 | deg |
| node | 144.2226036805827 | 0.00048813 | deg |
| peri | 311.2369197820146 | 0.0034352 | deg |
| M | 358.18176805488 | 0.00090142 | deg |
| tp | 2479295.890641191916
(2075-Dec-24.39064119) | 1.2143 | TDB |
| period | 3978777.652788084
10893.30 | 2018.3
5.526 | d
yr |
| n | 9.048004975792856E-5 | 4.5897e-08 | deg/d |
| Q | 906.4930602053485 | 0.30656 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
1.57 |
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n/a |
MPCxxxxx |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
10.273 |
h |
n/a |
LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 |
Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.
Published Reference List:
[Gaudi, B.S.; Stanek, K.Z.; Hartman, J.D.; Holman, M.J.; McLeod, B.A. (2005) Astrophys. J. Let. 629, L49-L52.] |
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| 90377 Sedna | Discovered 2003 Nov. 14 by M. E. Brown, C. A. Trujillo and D. Rabinowitz at Palomar. |
| Sedna is the Inuit goddess of the sea and the mother of all sea creatures. She rewards the people of the land with food from the sea. Without her blessing, hunts fail and the people starve. She is thus one of the most important figures in Inuit legend. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 20040928/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2004-09-28 |
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