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23739 Kevin (1998 KS1)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2023739
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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 .1710807186003022 3.3846e-08  
a 2.227419875806337 6.808e-09 au
q 1.846351282828793 7.6575e-08 au
i 4.713285952426991 3.1201e-06 deg
node 233.4423175845611 4.5467e-05 deg
peri 84.29691711994911 4.6395e-05 deg
M 214.6692016700551 9.5082e-06 deg
tp 2459690.681279731835
(2022-Apr-21.18127973)		 3.3029e-05 TDB
period 1214.231688886971
3.32		 5.5668e-06
1.524e-08		 d
yr
n .2964837792447955 1.3593e-09 deg/d
Q 2.608488468783881 7.9727e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1421  
   data-arc span      10391 days (28.45 yr)  
   first obs. used      1992-10-02  
   last obs. used      2021-03-15  
   planetary ephem.      DE441  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .49465  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Apr-13 04:29:28  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .838475 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.68335 au 
 T_jup = 3.621 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.81   n/a E2021B10  
diameter diameter 2.642 km 0.521 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.253   0.107 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

23739 Kevin           Discovered 1998 May 18 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station.
Kevin Schindler (b. 1964) is outreach manager at Lowell Observatory. He oversees all aspects of Lowell's education and outreach programs, including personnel, programming, exhibits and gift shop.
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Reference: 20110615/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2013-03-28

Alternate Designations
 1998 KS1 = 1992 TS1 
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