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Asteroid (Main-Belt)
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------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38,V45,V47; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2026-Feb-07 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Minor Planet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61200.0
June 9, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
13.51676
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
100.89728
Arg of perihelion (deg)
232.73545
Eccentricity
0.25596
Mean distance (AU)
2.7773121
Mean Anomaly (deg)
79.36074
Absolute Magnitude (H)
15.77
Slope Parameter (G)
0.15
Albedo (average)
0.17
Albedo (range)
0.01 - 0.60
Diameter in meters (average)
2492
Diameter in meters
(range)
1204 - 9322
Physical Parameters
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=15.77 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
2491.5 m
+6831.0 / -1173.0
Absolute Magnitude
MPO984163
15.77
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
681
Arc length (days)
8546.00
Time since last observation (days)
246.29
Spectroscopy Details
SDSS Taxonomic Type
Probability score of 36 found using 2 observations. | Other less likely taxonomies also found (Q)
Hasselmann, et al. Asteroid Taxonomy V1.1, (2012).
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