Whipple

01940, 1916 AD, 1916AD, 1932 AD, 1932AD, 1950 LH, 1950LH, 1962 SH, 1962SH, 1970 EC1, 1970EC1, 1971 KD1, 1971KD1, 1971 KN, 1971KN, 1975 CA, 1975CA, J16A00D, J32A00D, J50L00H, J62S00H, J70E01C, J71K00N, J71K01D, J75C00A

All data for this body: [vot]

MPC data
Name (number) Whipple (1940)
a 3.06248
e 0.06099
i / sin(i) 6.5395 / 0.11389
q 2.87570
Q 3.24926
ω 185.9586
Node 263.5638
m 167.4483
n 0.1839
Epoch 2460800.5
nobs 8841
nopp 36
Years observed 1950-2025
rms 0.51
Best values
[raw, vot]

Value Standard error
Parent
 
ap 3.060
ep 0.070
sin(ip) 0.134
G 0.150
H 11.360
Mass
D 36.82 0.185
pV 0.055 0.0028
Value
Rotational Period 6.950
Period quality 3
Spectral Class X
Spectral Class Score 14.221
Proper elements data
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ap ep sin(ip) Author Reference Method
3.0599 0.0701 0.1339 Novakovic_Radovic_Todovic 2003A&A...403.1165K Numeric-Nov-2024
Diameter data
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Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
31.18 12.530 12.530 Nugent 2016AJ....152...63N NEATM
31.25 2.068 2.068 Ryan&Woodward 2010AJ....140..933R IRAS-STM
32.57 0.430 0.430 Masiero 2012ApJ...759L...8M NEATM
33.87 1.300 1.300 Tedesco 2002AJ....123.1056T STM
33.87 3.390 3.390 Ali-Lagoa 2018A&A...612A..85A NEATM
34.05 12.030 12.030 Nugent 2016AJ....152...63N NEATM
36.34 0.660 0.660 Usui 2011PASJ...63.1117U NEATM
37.05 7.410 7.410 Ali-Lagoa 2018A&A...612A..85A NEATM
37.48 0.250 0.250 Masiero 2014ApJ...791..121M NEATM
39.65 2.167 2.167 Ryan&Woodward 2010AJ....140..933R IRAS-NEATM
40.43 0.471 0.471 Masiero 2011ApJ...741...68M NEATM
Albedo data
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Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
0.043 0.0097 0.0097 Masiero 2011ApJ...741...68M NEATM
0.046 0.0053 0.0053 Ryan&Woodward 2010AJ....140..933R IRAS-NEATM
0.048 0.0190 0.0190 Ali-Lagoa 2018A&A...612A..85A NEATM
0.050 0.0100 0.0100 Masiero 2014ApJ...791..121M NEATM
0.050 0.0800 0.0800 Nugent 2016AJ....152...63N NEATM
0.057 0.0110 0.0110 Ali-Lagoa 2018A&A...612A..85A NEATM
0.060 0.0090 0.0090 Masiero 2012ApJ...759L...8M NEATM
0.061 0.0050 0.0050 Tedesco 2002AJ....123.1056T STM
0.070 0.0800 0.0800 Nugent 2016AJ....152...63N NEATM
0.075 0.0098 0.0098 Ryan&Woodward 2010AJ....140..933R IRAS-STM
G data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
0.15 MPC-2023-12-94 MPC-2023-12-94 Phot
H data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
11.36 MPC-2023-12-04 MPC-2023-12-04 Phot
Periods
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Value Quality Side real or Synodic Author Reference Method
5.78 2 Synodic Behrend LCDB Lightcurve
6.59506 2 Synodic Pal 2020ApJS..247...26P Lightcurve
6.59536 2 Sidereal Durech 2019A&A...631A...2D Model
6.953 3 Synodic Durkee 2012MPBu...39...92D Lightcurve
Spectral Class Data
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Class 1 Class 2 Probability of Class 1 Probability of Class 2 Taxonomy Wavelength Author Reference Method
C DeMeo-Carry VIS DeMeo 2013Icar..226..723D PHOT
C 0.99 Bus VIS Carvano 2010A&A...510A..43C PHOT
X 0.746 Bus-Demeo VIS Sergeyev 2022A&A...658A.109S PHOT
X X 0.6844 0.8450 Bus-Demeo VIS Sergeyev 2021A&A...652A..59S PHOT
X X 0.9397 0.8450 Bus-Demeo VIS Sergeyev 2021A&A...652A..59S PHOT