636 Erika

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636 Erika
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Modelled shape of Erika from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery site Taunton, Massachusetts
Discovery date8 February 1907
Designations
(636) Erika
1907 XP
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 109.17 yr (39874 d)
Aphelion 3.4121  AU (510.44  Gm)
Perihelion 2.4133 AU (361.02 Gm)
2.9127 AU (435.73 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.17145
4.97 yr (1815.7 d)
182.784°
0° 11m 53.772s / day
Inclination 7.9270°
34.644°
297.818°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
37.145±3.35 km
14.603  h (0.6085  d)
0.0507±0.011
9.6

    636 Erika is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

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    References

    1. "636 Erika (1907 XP)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.