[Neocp_artsats] ZTF0K6x = unidentified junk, one-day orbit
Bill Gray
pluto at projectpluto.com
Wed Jan 13 11:13:20 EST 2021
Hello all,
As above : I don't know what this is, but the elements are clearly
geocentric.
Currently on NEOCP, we have ZTF0K7F and ZTF0K79, which I suspect
are artsats with inclinations of about 15 and 20 degrees (very uncertain;
the arcs are four observations each, less than two minutes). ZTF0IvA
_might_ be junk, but if so, it's in a retrograde orbit, which would
be quite unusual; I think it was a "real" NEO.
None of these objects links to one another, nor do the elements
resemble those of recently found junk.
-- Bill
Orbital elements: ZTF0K6x
Perigee 2021 Jan 12.92107 +/- 0.00649 TT = 22:06:20 (JD 2459227.42107)
Epoch 2021 Jan 13.0 TT = JDT 2459227.5 Find_Orb
M 24.26804491 +/- 1.6 (J2000 equator)
n 307.47761219 +/- 10 Peri. 350.07916 +/- 0.59
a 46923.9438 +/- 1019 Node 301.56891 +/- 0.20
e 0.8214021 +/- 0.00424 Incl. 12.37262 +/- 0.043
P1685.94m/1.171d H 32.9 G 0.15 U 14.3
q 8380.51658 +/- 354 Q 85467.3710 +/- 1718
From 6 observations 2021 Jan. 13 (73.1 min); mean residual 0".52
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