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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 36 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
e | .228145384649672 | 8.5761e-06 | |
a | 39.13746437103155 | 0.00043063 | au |
q | 30.20843250788972 | 0.00066746 | au |
i | 20.58903309922108 | 2.0827e-05 | deg |
node | 268.7672513746157 | 0.00014933 | deg |
peri | 72.49406725176109 | 0.0013136 | deg |
M | 182.3058126435936 | 0.002052 | deg |
tp | 2503343.127044756227 (2141-Oct-26.62704476) | 1.1762 | TDB |
period | 89430.86981364511 244.85 | 1.476 0.004041 | d yr |
n | .004025455648034771 | 6.6438e-08 | deg/d |
Q | 48.06649623417338 | 0.00052888 | au |
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
absolute magnitude |
H |
2.30 |
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n/a |
E2021B10 |
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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. |
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Reference: 20041126/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2016-05-31 |
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