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(196) Philomela

Orbital Elements

  (196) Philomela
Epoch 2000 Feb. 26.0 TT = JDT 2451600.5  (M-P)          Sumzina
M 268.70545              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17937843     Peri.  207.18381     +0.16748460     +0.97847985
a   3.1137894      Node    72.66068     -0.88002807     +0.20348945
e   0.0249769      Incl.    7.25364     -0.44440916     -0.03419399
P   5.49           H    6.54          G   0.15
From 317 observations at 41 oppositions, 1909-1988, mean residual 0".91.

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 02 06    13 21.33   +00 30.3    2.541    3.122   117.6    16.3    11.9
2000 02 11    13 21.88   +00 37.5    2.478    3.121   122.5    15.5    11.8
2000 02 16    13 21.89   +00 47.6    2.419    3.120   127.5    14.5    11.7
2000 02 21    13 21.36   +01 00.4    2.363    3.119   132.6    13.5    11.7
2000 02 26    13 20.28   +01 15.7    2.312    3.117   137.8    12.3    11.6
2000 03 02    13 18.68   +01 33.3    2.266    3.116   143.2    11.0    11.5
2000 03 07    13 16.57   +01 52.7    2.225    3.115   148.5     9.6    11.4
2000 03 12    13 13.98   +02 13.5    2.191    3.114   153.9     8.1    11.3
2000 03 17    13 10.99   +02 35.1    2.162    3.113   159.2     6.5    11.2
2000 03 22    13 07.65   +02 56.9    2.141    3.111   164.2     5.0    11.1
2000 03 27    13 04.05   +03 18.4    2.126    3.110   168.4     3.7    11.0
2000 04 01    13 00.27   +03 38.8    2.119    3.109   170.7     3.0    10.9
2000 04 06    12 56.41   +03 57.7    2.118    3.108   169.5     3.4    11.0
2000 04 11    12 52.58   +04 14.3    2.125    3.107   165.8     4.5    11.0
2000 04 16    12 48.87   +04 28.1    2.139    3.105   161.0     6.0    11.1
2000 04 21    12 45.38   +04 38.9    2.160    3.104   155.8     7.6    11.2
2000 04 26    12 42.18   +04 46.2    2.187    3.103   150.6     9.2    11.3
2000 05 01    12 39.35   +04 50.0    2.220    3.102   145.3    10.7    11.4
2000 05 06    12 36.93   +04 50.0    2.258    3.100   140.1    12.1    11.5
2000 05 11    12 34.98   +04 46.4    2.302    3.099   135.0    13.3    11.6
2000 05 16    12 33.53   +04 39.1    2.350    3.098   130.0    14.5    11.7
2000 05 21    12 32.57   +04 28.2    2.402    3.097   125.1    15.5    11.7
2000 05 26    12 32.13   +04 14.1    2.457    3.096   120.4    16.4    11.8

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