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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 38 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .228145250989232 | 8.5239e-06 | |
| a | 39.13747429134508 | 0.00042749 | au |
| q | 30.20844539606154 | 0.00066307 | au |
| i | 20.58903539004064 | 1.9261e-05 | deg |
| node | 268.7672656775297 | 0.00014021 | deg |
| peri | 72.49411422087852 | 0.0012883 | deg |
| M | 182.3057174389217 | 0.002017 | deg |
| tp | 2503343.167478908668
(2141-Oct-26.66747891) | 1.1634 | TDB |
| period | 89430.90381619248
244.85 | 1.4652
0.004011 | d
yr |
| n | .004025454117515224 | 6.5953e-08 | deg/d |
| Q | 48.06650318662862 | 0.00052502 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
2.29 |
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n/a |
MPCxxxxx |
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| rotation period |
rot_per |
13.188 |
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:
[Rabinowitz, D.L.; Schaefer, B.E.; Tourtellotte, S.W. (2007) Astron. J. 133, 26-43.] |
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| 90482 Orcus | Discovered 2004 Feb. 17 by M. Brown, C. Trujillo and D. Rabinowitz |
| Orcus was the Roman god of death, the counterpart of the Greek Pluto. Orcus collected the dead and carried them back to the underworld that he ruled. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 20041126/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2016-05-31 |
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