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(16) Psyche

Orbital Elements

   (16) Psyche
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 Goffin
M 264.02565              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19754304     Peri.  228.15619     +0.94773444     -0.31794022
a   2.9198568      Node   150.35312     +0.30639745     +0.88357545
e   0.1395352      Incl.    3.09538     +0.08899458     +0.34381455
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
 
2004 05 05    21 00.65   -14 51.4    2.625    2.836    91.5    20.8    11.2
2004 05 10    21 04.74   -14 33.5    2.551    2.829    95.3    20.8    11.2
2004 05 15    21 08.43   -14 17.0    2.478    2.822    99.2    20.7    11.1
2004 05 20    21 11.70   -14 02.3    2.406    2.815   103.2    20.5    11.0
2004 05 25    21 14.50   -13 49.5    2.336    2.808   107.2    20.2    10.9
2004 05 30    21 16.83   -13 39.0    2.266    2.801   111.5    19.7    10.8
2004 06 04    21 18.65   -13 30.8    2.199    2.794   115.8    19.1    10.8
2004 06 09    21 19.94   -13 25.3    2.134    2.787   120.2    18.3    10.7
2004 06 14    21 20.68   -13 22.5    2.072    2.780   124.8    17.5    10.6
2004 06 19    21 20.83   -13 22.8    2.013    2.773   129.6    16.4    10.5
2004 06 24    21 20.40   -13 26.2    1.958    2.766   134.4    15.2    10.4
2004 06 29    21 19.38   -13 32.7    1.906    2.759   139.5    13.9    10.2
2004 07 04    21 17.78   -13 42.3    1.860    2.752   144.6    12.3    10.1
2004 07 09    21 15.63   -13 54.8    1.818    2.746   150.0    10.7    10.0
2004 07 14    21 12.95   -14 10.2    1.782    2.739   155.4     8.9     9.9
2004 07 19    21 09.80   -14 28.0    1.751    2.732   161.0     7.0     9.8
2004 07 24    21 06.26   -14 47.9    1.727    2.726   166.7     4.9     9.7
2004 07 29    21 02.43   -15 09.4    1.709    2.719   172.4     2.8     9.5
2004 08 03    20 58.42   -15 31.8    1.698    2.713   177.7     0.9     9.3
2004 08 08    20 54.33   -15 54.6    1.694    2.706   175.6     1.7     9.4
2004 08 13    20 50.29   -16 17.3    1.696    2.700   169.9     3.8     9.5
2004 08 18    20 46.42   -16 39.2    1.705    2.693   164.1     5.9     9.6
2004 08 23    20 42.86   -16 59.8    1.721    2.687   158.4     8.0     9.8
2004 08 28    20 39.70   -17 18.7    1.742    2.681   152.8     9.9     9.9
2004 09 02    20 37.04   -17 35.6    1.770    2.675   147.3    11.8     9.9
2004 09 07    20 34.93   -17 50.2    1.802    2.669   141.9    13.5    10.0
2004 09 12    20 33.44   -18 02.4    1.840    2.663   136.7    15.0    10.1
2004 09 17    20 32.60   -18 12.0    1.881    2.657   131.5    16.4    10.2
2004 09 22    20 32.43   -18 19.0    1.927    2.651   126.6    17.7    10.3
2004 09 27    20 32.94   -18 23.3    1.976    2.645   121.8    18.8    10.4
2004 10 02    20 34.10   -18 25.0    2.028    2.639   117.1    19.7    10.5
2004 10 07    20 35.90   -18 24.0    2.082    2.634   112.6    20.5    10.5
2004 10 12    20 38.30   -18 20.4    2.139    2.628   108.3    21.1    10.6
2004 10 17    20 41.29   -18 14.2    2.197    2.623   104.0    21.6    10.7
2004 10 22    20 44.83   -18 05.5    2.256    2.618    99.9    22.0    10.8
2004 10 27    20 48.88   -17 54.2    2.316    2.612    95.9    22.2    10.8
2004 11 01    20 53.40   -17 40.5    2.377    2.607    92.0    22.4    10.9

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