Orbital elements:
2012 TJ53 Earth MOID = 0.0065 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 12.07019 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.36145134 Peri. 134.70428 +0.71676487 +0.69731470
a 1.9518038 Node 181.08426 -0.64805480 +0.66582620
e 0.5747390 Incl. 1.74062 -0.25743563 +0.26538213
P 2.73 H 26.3...
OG2 satellite's insertion orbit lower than planned ORBCOMM Inc., a global satellite data communications company focused on two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, today announced that the first prototype of its second generation of satellites (OG2) was launched on the Cargo Re-Su...
Orbital elements:
2012 TE53 Earth MOID = 0.0041 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 4.29284 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.27918646 Peri. 329.14481 +0.96783548 +0.25091118
a 2.3184967 Node 16.35428 -0.21544823 +0.86434362
e 0.5861591 Incl. 3.74397 -0.12990973 +0.43583677
P 3.53 H 26.5 G 0...
Orbital elements:
2012 TD53 Earth MOID = 0.2188 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 358.80176 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.25385173 Peri. 345.93691 +0.96369612 -0.25540012
a 2.4702977 Node 29.21983 +0.25778958 +0.81409164
e 0.5086030 Incl. 9.17644 +0.06952931 +0.52156071
P 3.88 H 22.1...
Orbital elements:
2012 TX52 Earth MOID = 0.2789 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 20.98924 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.45308988 Peri. 110.69753 +0.84747971 +0.52733679
a 1.6788548 Node 217.54917 -0.51655389 +0.79289402
e 0.2438556 Incl. 5.72353 -0.12227107 +0.30534405
P 2.18 H 22.0...
Title: Exoplanet Detection Methods Authors: Jason T. Wright, B. Scott Gaudi This chapter reviews various methods of detecting planetary companions to stars from an observational perspective, focusing on radial velocities, astrometry, direct imaging, transits, and gravitational microlen...
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