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(55) Pandora

Orbital Elements

   (55) Pandora
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 Goffin
M 324.28101              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.21507698     Peri.    4.39280     +0.96630552     -0.25637756
a   2.7589263      Node    10.54741     +0.23218353     +0.82979815
e   0.1447267      Incl.    7.18518     +0.11110558     +0.49568697
P   4.58           H    7.8           G   0.15           U   0
From 981 observations at 69 oppositions, 1858-2001, 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

Personalized ephemerides for this object (and others) can be generated using the MPES.

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
 
2005 09 18    03 26.85   +22 50.7    1.709    2.376   119.9    21.5    11.9
2005 09 23    03 27.54   +23 15.0    1.661    2.378   124.5    20.3    11.8
2005 09 28    03 27.44   +23 37.1    1.616    2.381   129.3    19.0    11.7
2005 10 03    03 26.54   +23 56.9    1.575    2.384   134.3    17.5    11.6
2005 10 08    03 24.83   +24 14.0    1.538    2.387   139.5    15.8    11.5
2005 10 13    03 22.34   +24 28.1    1.505    2.390   144.8    13.9    11.4
2005 10 18    03 19.12   +24 39.1    1.477    2.394   150.2    11.9    11.3
2005 10 23    03 15.24   +24 46.6    1.455    2.397   155.8     9.8    11.2
2005 10 28    03 10.82   +24 50.4    1.439    2.401   161.3     7.6    11.0
2005 11 02    03 05.99   +24 50.6    1.429    2.405   166.6     5.5    10.9
2005 11 07    03 00.92   +24 47.3    1.425    2.409   171.0     3.7    10.8
2005 11 12    02 55.80   +24 40.9    1.429    2.413   172.3     3.1    10.8
2005 11 17    02 50.81   +24 31.9    1.439    2.417   169.5     4.3    10.9
2005 11 22    02 46.12   +24 20.9    1.455    2.422   164.6     6.2    11.0
2005 11 27    02 41.87   +24 08.7    1.479    2.427   159.2     8.3    11.2
2005 12 02    02 38.20   +23 56.2    1.508    2.431   153.6    10.4    11.3
2005 12 07    02 35.21   +23 44.1    1.544    2.436   148.1    12.4    11.4
2005 12 12    02 32.96   +23 33.2    1.585    2.441   142.6    14.2    11.5
2005 12 17    02 31.51   +23 24.0    1.631    2.447   137.3    15.8    11.7
2005 12 22    02 30.84   +23 17.0    1.681    2.452   132.1    17.3    11.8
2005 12 27    02 30.95   +23 12.4    1.735    2.457   127.1    18.6    11.9

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