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96189 Pygmalion (1991 NT3)
Classification: Amor [NEO]          SPK-ID: 2096189
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 199 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .3072326414759053 4.2701e-08  
a 1.820620419678863 5.0786e-09 au
q 1.261266399015954 7.633e-08 au
i 13.9961363237396 5.6952e-06 deg
node 287.2472818331933 1.6246e-05 deg
peri 293.1247697871013 1.8696e-05 deg
M 33.0861152325233 7.7656e-06 deg
tp 2459118.034780718191
(2020-Sep-25.53478072)		 1.9257e-05 TDB
period 897.2790771238308
2.46		 3.7544e-06
1.028e-08		 d
yr
n .4012129661531353 1.6788e-09 deg/d
Q 2.379974440341771 6.6389e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      835  
   data-arc span      12442 days (34.06 yr)  
   first obs. used      1986-03-19  
   last obs. used      2020-04-11  
   planetary ephem.      DE441  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .52104  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Apr-13 15:10:14  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .331336 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.73161 au 
 T_jup = 3.950 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.4   n/a MPO267984  
diameter diameter 3.605 km 0.165 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[neos] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...743..156M)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.041   0.007 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[neos] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...743..156M)  

96189 Pygmalion           Discovered 1991 July 6 by H. Debehogne at the European Southern Observatory.
Pygmalion, a vegetation god in ancient Greek mythology, is also the name of the Greek sculptor who fell in love with his statue. The mythical character of Pygmalion has inspired many musicians and writers, notably George Bernard Shaw, and "pygmalionism" is a well-known psychological concept.
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Reference: 20081113/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2008-11-17

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