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Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes V12.0 (1 data product)

ABSOLUTE VISUAL MAGNITUDE * IAU-adopted absolute V magnitude (H) (MAGNITUDE)	SLOPE PARAMETER * IAU-adopted slope parameter (G)	SLOPE PARAMETER ORIGIN FLAG * Those slope parameters that were determined by fitting the IAU-adopted phase function to data are given an origin code letter of 'f' (for 'fitted'); all others are given a code letter of 'a' (for 'assumed').	MPC REFERENCE * Minor Planet Circular (MPC) or Minor Planet Orbit Supplement (MPO) reference
8.99	0.15	a	MPC 17259

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Asteroid Lightcurve Derived Data V16.0 (1 data product)

LC PERIOD * Rotation period of the asteroid about its axis, in hours, in the asteroid lightcurve parameters file. The period given is synodic unless the S flag (sidereal) is set in P_FLAG. (HOUR)	LC PERIOD ERR * Error in the rotational period given in the asteroid lightcurve parameters file. (HOUR)	LC AMPLITUDE MAXIMUM * Lightcurve amplitude maximum in the asteroid lightcurve parameters file. In cases where a range of amplitudes is given, this field is the upper limit of the range. In cases where a single value is given for the amplitude, this field is that value and a null value is given for AMP_MIN. Both AMP_MIN and AMP_MAX contain a null value if the publication did not include an amplitude. (MAGNITUDE)	LC AMPLITUDE ERR * Error in the lightcurve amplitudes given in the asteroid lightcurve parameters file. (MAGNITUDE)	LC QUALITY CODE * This code describes the reliability of the lightcurve results in the asteroid lightcurve parameters file, and takes the following values: 0 - Result later proven incorrect. This appears only on records of individual observations. 1 - Result based on fragmentary lightcurve(s), may be completely wrong. 2 - Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so. Also, a quality of 2 is used to note results where an ambiguity exists as to the number of extrema per cycle or the number of elapsed cycles between lightcurves. Hence the result may be wrong by an integer ratio. 3 - Denotes a secure result with no ambiguity and full lightcurve coverage. 4 - In addition to full coverage, denotes that a pole position is reported. In some cases, the numerical quality code may be followed by a plus or minus sign, indicating that the reliability is judged somewhat better (+) or worse (-) than implied by an un-signed number alone. This refinement in scale has been only recently added, and not yet retroactively, so most entries don't have signs, even in some cases where they would be appropriate.	LC NOTES * Notes pertaining to the lightcurve reported in the asteroid lightcurve parameters file. These are one-letter flags, one or more of which may appear in the column. ? - Usually tied with 'T' to indicate uncertainty. 1 - Monomodal curve (one min/max per rotation) 3 - Trimodal curve (three min/max per rotation) 4 - Quadrimodal curve (four min/max per rotation) A - Ambiguous period D - Period determined by us that differs from that given in the original publication E - Occultation observation H - Space telescope observations I - IR/Thermal observations M - Polarimetric observation N - No lightcurve published O - Adaptive optics observation P - Photographic photometry R - Radar observation T - Tumbling (Non-principal axis rotation - see lc_npa.tab for details) V - Visual photometry Additional flags associated with the T flag are as follows: None after the T - The asteroid is definitely tumbling ? : Possible tumbler 0 : The tumbling damping timescale is long enough that tumbling might be expected, but observations are not sufficient to substantiate either tumbling or not tumbling. - : The tumbling damping timescale is long enough that tumbling might be expected, but observations indicate the object is NOT tumbling. + : The tumbling damping timescale is short enough that tumbling would not seem likely, however, observations indicate that it may be tumbling or actually is tumbling.	LC REFERENCE ID * A short version of the reference citation for the published paper in which the values in this entry (in the asteroid lightcurve parameters file) were reported. The full citations may be found in the file lc_references.tab.
				.	N	Veres 2015
				.	I	WISE
15.9667	0.0094	0.24		2		Waszczak 2016
16.000	0.260	0.22		2		Chang 2015
		0.34		.	N	Hartmann 1988
				.	I	AKARI
15.1		0.31		2		Binzel 1992a
15.98	0.03	0.31	0.01	3		Mottola 2011
				.	I	SIMPS

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Asteroid Names and Discovery V12.0 (1 data product)

DISCOVERY DATE * Date of discovery of an object	DISCOVERY LOCATION * Location where the discovery observation of an object was made	DISCOVERER NAMES * The name(s) of the discoverer(s) of an object
1908-03-23	Heidelberg	Wolf, M.

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Asteroid Occultations V14.0 (1 data product)

OBSERVATION DATE * Date of observation	OCC MAJOR AXIS * Major axis of best-fit ellipse derived from stellar occultation observations (KILOMETER)	OCC MINOR AXIS * Minor axis of best-fit ellipse derived from stellar occultation observations (KILOMETER)	OCC MAJOR AXIS POSITION ANGLE * Position angle of major axis of best-fit ellipse derived from stellar occultation observations (DEGREE)	OCC FIT QUALITY CODE * Quality code for occultation fit: 0 - no fit, no position; 1 - no fit, but observations sufficiently reliable to derive an astrometric position of the asteroid relative to the star; 2 - poor fit; 3 - good fit; 4 - excellent fit	OCC MAJOR AXIS UNC * Standard deviation of major axis of best-fit ellipse derived from stellar occultation observations (KILOMETER)	OCC MINOR AXIS UNC * Standard deviation of minor axis of best-fit ellipse derived from stellar occultation observations (KILOMETER)	OCC MAJOR AXIS POSITION ANGLE UNC * Standard deviation of position angle of major axis of best-fit ellipse derived from stellar occultation observations (DEGREE)
2006-06-30	109.0	109.0	0.0	1

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Asteroid Photometric Catalog V1.1 (3 data products)

000659_19880124014953_B_TAB

time: 1988-01-24T01:49:53 file: indiv/ast000659/19880124014953_b.tab dataset: Asteroid Photometric Catalog V1.1

The Asteroid Photometric Catalog is intended to be a compilation of all published photometric data on lightcurves of asteroids. This dataset includes the third update to the APC, and is therefore complete through 1992. This file contains a single asteroid lightcurve.

000659_19880125015535_B_TAB

time: 1988-01-25T01:55:35 file: indiv/ast000659/19880125015535_b.tab dataset: Asteroid Photometric Catalog V1.1

The Asteroid Photometric Catalog is intended to be a compilation of all published photometric data on lightcurves of asteroids. This dataset includes the third update to the APC, and is therefore complete through 1992. This file contains a single asteroid lightcurve.

000659_19880126025423_B_TAB

time: 1988-01-26T02:54:23 file: indiv/ast000659/19880126025423_b.tab dataset: Asteroid Photometric Catalog V1.1

The Asteroid Photometric Catalog is intended to be a compilation of all published photometric data on lightcurves of asteroids. This dataset includes the third update to the APC, and is therefore complete through 1992. This file contains a single asteroid lightcurve.

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Asteroid Taxonomy V6.0 (1 data product)

THOLEN CLASS * Taxonomic classification according to the method of Tholen (1984, 1989). An entry with the value of '***' indicates an object with unusual colors not classifiable into any of the defined classes.	BARUCCI CLASS * Taxonomic classification according to the method of Barucci et al. (1987).	TEDESCO CLASS * Taxonomic classification according to the method of Tedesco et al. (1989).	HOWELL CLASS * Taxonomic classification according to the method of Howell (1994).	SMASS CLASS * Taxonomic classification based on the spectra of the SMASS survey (Xu et al. 1995).	BUS CLASS * Taxonomic classification based on the spectra of the SMASSII survey (Bus and Binzel 2002). An entry with a value of '***' indicates the object has an unusual spectrum not classifiable into any of the defined classes.	S3OS2 CLASS TH * Taxonomic classification based on the spectra of the S3OS2 survey and using the method of Tholen (1984). For details of how the method was applied, see [LAZZAROETAL2004] (Icarus 172, 179-220.)	S3OS2 CLASS BB * Taxonomic classification based on the spectra of the S3OS2 survey and using the method of Bus and Binzel (2002). For details of how the method was applied, see [LAZZAROETAL2004] (Icarus 172, 179-220.)	BUS DEMEO CLASS * Taxonomic classification from DeMeo et al. (2009). Note that a 'w' following the taxonomic class indicates a slope greater than 0.25, and a ':' indicates a questionable classification because of low quality/questionable data.
XC	C0

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Eight Color Asteroid Survey V4.0 (2 data products)

ECAS S V * Eight Color Asteroid Survey s-v color (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS S V UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey s-v color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS U V * Eight Color Asteroid Survey u-v color (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS U V UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey u-v color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS B V * Eight Color Asteroid Survey b-v color (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS B V UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey b-v color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS V MAGNITUDE * v magnitude from the Eight Color Asteroid Survey (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS V MAG UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey v magnitude (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS V W * Eight Color Asteroid Survey v-w color (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS V W UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey v - w color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS V X * Eight Color Asteroid Survey v-x color (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS V X UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey v - x color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS V P * Eight Color Asteroid Survey v-p color (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS V P UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey v - p color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS V Z * Eight Color Asteroid Survey v-z color (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS V Z UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey v - z color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)
0.184	84	0.090	41	0.047	35	16.478	24	0.030	41	0.051	64	0.156	41	-0.015	69

ECAS MEAN S V * Mean s-v color in the Eight Color Asteroid Survey (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS S V UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey s-v color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS MEAN U V * Mean u-v color in the Eight Color Asteroid Survey (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS U V UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey u-v color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS MEAN B V * Mean b-v color in the Eight Color Asteroid Survey (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS B V UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey b-v color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS MEAN V W * Mean v-w color in the Eight Color Asteroid Survey (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS V W UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey v - w color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS MEAN V X * Mean v-x color in the Eight Color Asteroid Survey (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS V X UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey v - x color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS V P * Eight Color Asteroid Survey v-p color (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS V P UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey v - p color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)	ECAS V Z * Eight Color Asteroid Survey v-z color (MAGNITUDE)	ECAS V Z UNC * Uncertainty (standard deviation) in Eight Color Asteroid Survey v - z color (MILLIMAGNITUDE)
0.184	84	0.090	41	0.047	35	0.030	41	0.051	64	0.156	41	-0.015	69

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IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0 (1 data product)

SIMPS MEAN ALBEDO * Mean derived geometric albedo on the H,G system from the Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS).	SIMPS MEAN ALBEDO UNC * 1-sigma uncertainty in the mean derived geometric albedo from the Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS), due solely to the precision of the IRAS flux data.	SIMPS MEAN DIAMETER * Mean diameter from the Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS), computed from H and SIMPS_MEAN_ALBEDO (KILOMETERS)	SIMPS MEAN DIAMETER UNC * 1-sigma uncertainty in the mean diameter from the Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS), due solely to the precision of the IRAS flux data.	SIMPS PLC * Probability of lightcurve variation, estimated in the Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS). This quantity is used as a measure of the probability that a lightcurve effect is present in the data. Values are constrained to be between 0.10 and 1.00. Less than significant variation is assigned a value of 0.10.
0.0378	0.003	108.87	4.5	0.19

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NEOWISE Diameters and Albedos V1.0 (1 data product)

NEOWISE DIAMETER * NEOWISE best-fit effective spherical diameter, or assumed value if not fitted. (KILOMETER)	NEOWISE DIAMETER UNCERTAINTY * NEOWISE unceratinty in the best-fit effective spherical diameter, or assumed value if not fitted. (KILOMETER)	NEOWISE V ALBEDO * NEOWISE best-fit visible geometric albedo, or assumed value if not fitted.	NEOWISE V ALBEDO UNCERTAINTY * NEOWISE uncertainty of the best-fit visible geometric albedo, or assumed value if not fitted.	NEOWISE THERMAL BEAMING PARAMETER * NEOWISE best-fit NEATM thermal beaming parameter, or assumed value if not fitted.	NEOWISE THERMAL BEAMING PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY * NEOWISE uncertainty of the best-fit NEATM thermal beaming parameter, or assumed value if not fitted.	NEOWISE REFERENCE CODE * NEOWISE reference code to the original publication of fitted parameters. See the refrence.tab in the dataset for the full reference
112.320	1.850	0.035	0.008	0.803	0.021	Gr12b

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UBV Mean Asteroid Colors (1 data product)

U B COLOR * Unweighted mean of accepted U-B color values (MAGNITUDE)	U B COLOR UNC * Standard deviation of mean U-B color values (MAGNITUDE)	U B OBS COUNT * Number of accepted observations used to compute the mean U-B color	B V COLOR * Unweighted mean of accepted B-V color values (MAGNITUDE)	B V COLOR UNC * Standard deviation of mean B-V color values (MAGNITUDE)	B V OBS COUNT * Number of accepted observations used to compute the mean B-V color
.249	.058	1	.719	.034	1

Asteroid 659 Nestor

Data sets with data for Asteroid 659 Nestor:

Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes V12.0 (1 data product)

Asteroid Lightcurve Derived Data V16.0 (1 data product)

Asteroid Names and Discovery V12.0 (1 data product)

Asteroid Occultations V14.0 (1 data product)

Asteroid Photometric Catalog V1.1 (3 data products)

000659_19880124014953_B_TAB

000659_19880125015535_B_TAB

000659_19880126025423_B_TAB

Asteroid Taxonomy V6.0 (1 data product)

Eight Color Asteroid Survey V4.0 (2 data products)

IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0 (1 data product)

NEOWISE Diameters and Albedos V1.0 (1 data product)

UBV Mean Asteroid Colors (1 data product)