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212 Medea
Classification:
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H:
8.5 mag,
G:
0.15
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History of Radar Detections
Year
Month
Transmitter
Receiver
Frequency
Obs
2004
Oct
Arecibo
Arecibo
2380
[A]
Radar-Based Physical Properties
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name
symbol
value
units
uncertainty
reference
notes
morphology
number of components
N
morphological type
spectrum-based or image-based dimensions
maximum range extent
R
max
km
minimum range extent
R
min
km
maximum Doppler bandwidth
B
max
Hz
minimum Doppler bandwidth
B
min
Hz
effective diameter
D
eff
km
quality code for size
Q
shape-based dimensions
equivalent diameter
D
equ
km
extent along principal axis x
E
x
km
extent along principal axis y
E
y
km
extent along principal axis z
E
z
km
DEEVE extent along x
D
x
km
DEEVE extent along y
D
y
km
DEEVE extent along z
D
z
km
surface area
A
km
2
volume
V
km
3
spin
spin period
P
spin
h
spin rate
ω
deg/day
YORP acceleration
ω̇
deg/day
2
spin axis ecliptic longitude
λ
deg
spin axis ecliptic latitude
β
deg
reflectivity
radar cross-section OC
σ
OC
km
2
radar cross-section SC
σ
SC
km
2
radar cross-section
σ
T
km
2
projected area
A
proj
km
2
radar albedo OC
σ̂
OC
radar albedo SC
σ̂
SC
radar albedo
σ̂
T
circular polarization ratio
μ
C
Orbital Elements at Epoch 2024-10-17 00:00 TT from E2024-TF3 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element
Value
Units
e
0.1029415
a
3.1179537
AU
i
4.27704
deg
om
312.88884
deg
w
105.62047
deg
ma
200.72674
deg
n
0.17901919
deg/d
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