993 Moultona

993 Moultona
Discovery
Discovered by	G. Van Biesbroeck
Discovery site	Williams Bay
Discovery date	12 January 1923
Designations
MPC designation	(993) Moultona
Alternative designations	1923 NJ
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	84.46 yr (30850 days)
Aphelion	2.9987 AU (448.60 Gm)
Perihelion	2.7223 AU (407.25 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.8605 AU (427.92 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.048315
Orbital period	4.84 yr (1767.1 d)
Mean anomaly	149.45°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 13.428^s / day
Inclination	1.7798°
Longitude of ascending node	184.254°
Argument of perihelion	250.015°
Earth MOID	1.73605 AU (259.709 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.13505 AU (319.399 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.299
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	5.2712 h (0.21963 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.4

993 Moultona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

References

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