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(16) Psyche

Orbital Elements

   (16) Psyche
Epoch 2000 Feb. 26.0 TT = JDT 2451600.5                 Goffin
M 346.57276              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19742073     Peri.  229.09840     +0.94172984     -0.33531675
a   2.9210627      Node   150.46481     +0.32256011     +0.87781084
e   0.1383803      Incl.    3.09323     +0.09539327     +0.34206844
P   4.99           H    5.90          G   0.20           U   0
From 1831 observations at 96 oppositions, 1852-1998, mean residual 0".53.

These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
 
2000 09 13    05 04.22   +19 22.4    2.303    2.571    93.7    23.0    10.8
2000 09 18    05 08.62   +19 21.9    2.244    2.576    97.5    22.8    10.7
2000 09 23    05 12.49   +19 20.2    2.185    2.580   101.5    22.4    10.7
2000 09 28    05 15.80   +19 17.3    2.128    2.584   105.6    21.9    10.6
2000 10 03    05 18.50   +19 13.4    2.072    2.588   109.9    21.3    10.5
2000 10 08    05 20.56   +19 08.6    2.017    2.593   114.3    20.6    10.4
2000 10 13    05 21.95   +19 03.1    1.964    2.598   118.9    19.7    10.4
2000 10 18    05 22.65   +18 57.0    1.915    2.602   123.7    18.6    10.3
2000 10 23    05 22.61   +18 50.5    1.868    2.607   128.6    17.3    10.2
2000 10 28    05 21.84   +18 43.5    1.825    2.612   133.8    15.9    10.1
2000 11 02    05 20.34   +18 36.2    1.786    2.617   139.1    14.4    10.0
2000 11 07    05 18.14   +18 28.8    1.752    2.623   144.6    12.7     9.9
2000 11 12    05 15.29   +18 21.3    1.723    2.628   150.2    10.8     9.8
2000 11 17    05 11.86   +18 13.9    1.700    2.633   156.0     8.8     9.7
2000 11 22    05 07.93   +18 06.7    1.683    2.639   161.8     6.7     9.6
2000 11 27    05 03.61   +17 59.7    1.672    2.644   167.5     4.6     9.5
2000 12 02    04 59.06   +17 53.2    1.669    2.650   172.8     2.7     9.4
2000 12 07    04 54.40   +17 47.5    1.673    2.656   175.2     1.8     9.3
2000 12 12    04 49.81   +17 42.6    1.684    2.662   171.6     3.1     9.5
2000 12 17    04 45.41   +17 38.8    1.702    2.668   166.1     5.1     9.6
2000 12 22    04 41.33   +17 36.3    1.727    2.674   160.3     7.1     9.7
2000 12 27    04 37.69   +17 35.3    1.759    2.680   154.5     9.1     9.8
2001 01 01    04 34.60   +17 35.9    1.797    2.686   148.7    11.0    10.0
2001 01 06    04 32.13   +17 38.2    1.840    2.692   143.1    12.7    10.1
2001 01 11    04 30.32   +17 42.4    1.889    2.699   137.7    14.2    10.2
2001 01 16    04 29.18   +17 48.2    1.943    2.705   132.3    15.6    10.3
2001 01 21    04 28.74   +17 55.6    2.001    2.711   127.2    16.8    10.4

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