1998 KD66
Initial reported observation by Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena
on 1998-05-29.
(Discoverer will be defined when the object is numbered.
See
this note
on how discoverers are determined.)
Orbit
Orbit type: Distant object
One opposition object seen prior.
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| epoch | 1998-05-07.0 |
| epoch JD | 2450940.5 |
| perihelion date | 1998-05-19.89567 |
| perihelion JD | 2450953.39567 |
| argument of perihelion (°) | 357.08715 |
| ascending node (°) | 200.63711 |
| inclination (°) | 5.09302 |
| eccentricity | 0.0507328 |
| perihelion distance (AU) | 40.8959993 |
| Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter | 5.8 |
| ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec) | 12.5 |
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| semimajor axis (AU) | 43.0816529 |
| mean anomaly (°) | 359.95505 |
| mean daily motion (°/day) | 0.00348550 |
| aphelion distance (AU) | 45.267 |
| period (years) | 283 |
| P-vector [x] | -0.95246194 |
| P-vector [y] | -0.27769281 |
| P-vector [z] | -0.12531146 |
| Q-vector [x] | 0.30304675 |
| Q-vector [y] | -0.90581232 |
| Q-vector [z] | -0.29608565 |
| absolute magnitude | 8.9 |
| phase slope | 0.15 |
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Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2450940.5, reference: MPC
| Mercury | 40.4741 |
| Venus | 40.1758 |
| Earth | 39.8948 |
| Mars | 39.267 |
| Jupiter | 35.442 |
| Saturn | 31.1527 |
| Uranus | 22.5332 |
| Neptune | 10.5505 |
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Observations
3 total observations over interval:
1998 05 20.12671 – 1998 05 30.10235
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| Date (UT) |
J2000 RA |
J2000 Dec |
Magn |
Location |
Ref |
| 1998 05 20.12671 |
13 01 27.96 |
-06 50 20.4 |
24.9 R |
807 – Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena |
MPS 3016 |
| 1998 05 29.12752 |
13 01 02.37 |
-06 47 27.1 |
24.7 R |
807 – Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena |
MPS 3016 |
| 1998 05 30.10235 |
13 00 59.93 |
-06 47 10.3 |
24.5 R |
807 – Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena |
MPS 3016 |