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| Orbit Diagram
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| Note:
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This applet is provided as a 3D orbit visualization tool.
The applet was implemented using 2-body methods,
and hence should not be used for determining accurate long-term trajectories
(over several years or decades) or planetary encounter circumstances.
For accurate long-term ephemerides, please instead use our Horizons system. |
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Additional Notes: the orbits shown in the applet are color coded. The planets are white lines, and the asteroid/comet is a blue line. The bright white line indicates the portion of the orbit that is above the ecliptic plane, and the darker portion is below the ecliptic plane. Likewise for the asteroid/comet orbit, the light blue indicates the portion above the ecliptic plane, and the dark blue the portion below the ecliptic plane.
Orbit Viewer applet originally written and kindly provided by
Osamu Ajiki (AstroArts),
and further modified by
Ron Baalke (JPL).
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454800.5 (2008-Nov-30.0) TDB
Reference: MPO47609 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | 0.1313478 | n/a | |
| a | 2.4346294 | n/a | AU |
| q | 2.1148462 | n/a | AU |
| i | 3.34295 | n/a | deg |
| node | 300.60676 | n/a | deg |
| peri | 110.81144 | n/a | deg |
| M | 21.37234 | n/a | deg |
| tp | 2454718.1246459
(2008-Sep-08.62464590) | n/a | JED |
| period | 1387.5470581
3.80 | n/a
n/a | d
yr |
| n | 0.25945066 | n/a | deg/d |
| Q | 2.7544126 | n/a | AU |
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Additional Information
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Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
13.3 |
mag |
n/a |
PDS3 (MPC 23328) |
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| 5891 Gehrig | Discovered 1981 Sept. 22 by A. Mrkos at Klet. |
| Named in memory of Henry Louis (Lou) Gehrig (1903-1941), professional U.S. baseball player. From 1925 to 1939 Gehrig appeared in 2130 consecutive games for the New York Yankees, a reliability record that remained unbroken until 1995. Gehrig was a consistent left-handed batsman, with a career average of 0.340, but his career was ended prematurely as a result of amyothrophic lateral sclerosis ("Lou Gehrig's Disease"). Name suggested by G. V. Williams, who made the identifications involving this object, and T. B. Spahr. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 19960828/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2003-09-26 |
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Alternate Designations
| 1981 SM = 1976 JT4 = 1990 BH3 |
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