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99906 Uofalberta

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Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011).
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of 0.055. Due to its low albedo and location far out the asteroid belt, Uofalberta is likely a carbonaceous
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asteroid belt at a distance of 2.9–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 9 months (2,103 days;
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Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (99906) Uofalberta, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005
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Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(99906) Uofalberta [3.21, 0.09, 11.7]".
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on 17 August 2002, from digitized photographic plates taken at the
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Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (95001)-(100000)
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The body's first observation was found on images taken by the
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Its orbit has an 818:"LCDB Data for (99906) Uofalberta" 14: 388:from the outermost region of the 859:AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site 843:Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 463:(DSS) later on. The asteroid's 619:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2844 581:"99906 Uofalberta (2002 QV53)" 416:asteroid from the main belt's 1: 710:"Asteroid (99906) Uofalberta" 538:. As of 2018, no rotational 495:; the initials of its motto 473:Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking 428:). It orbits the Sun in the 682:"Asteroid 99906 Uofalberta" 293:Argument of perihelion 1354: 1328:Discoveries by Andrew Lowe 772:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68 611:Springer Berlin Heidelberg 554:and shape remain unknown. 115:Minor planet category 1077: 1062:Small Solar System bodies 1003: 742:The Astrophysical Journal 656:Jet Propulsion Laboratory 546:observations. 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It was named for the 384:) is a dark background 374:provisional designation 144:Orbital characteristics 1187:Trans-Neptunian object 872:Observation prediction 507:on 18 September 2005 ( 851:– Minor Planet Center 793:"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive" 503:was published by the 493:University of Alberta 477:Haleakala Observatory 418:background population 402:University of Alberta 164:Uncertainty parameter 88:University of Alberta 1323:Background asteroids 1160:Distant minor planet 613:. pp. 238–239. 491:was named after the 461:Digitized Sky Survey 448:with respect to the 412:Uofalberta is a non- 71:MPC designation 1333:Named minor planets 1008:99905 Jeffgrossman 959:Physical parameters 797:Minor Planet Center 764:2011ApJ...741...68M 585:Minor Planet Center 505:Minor Planet Center 398:Palomar Observatory 56:Discovery date 45:Discovery site 23: 896:Observational info 526:mission of NASA's 76:(99906) Uofalberta 33:Discovered by 16:Main-belt asteroid 1305: 1304: 1217: 1216: 1102:Meanings of names 1028: 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Index

Discovered by
A. Lowe
Discovery site
Palomar Obs.
MPC designation
University of Alberta
Alternative designations
Minor planet category
main-belt
outer
background
Orbital characteristics
Epoch
JD
Uncertainty parameter
Observation arc
yr
Aphelion
AU
Perihelion
Semi-major axis
Eccentricity
Orbital period (sidereal)
Mean anomaly
°
Mean motion
Inclination
Longitude of ascending node
Argument of perihelion
Physical characteristics

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