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10880 Kaguya (1996 VN4)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010880
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 1 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .03383993879842779 6.2096e-08  
a 2.934638889920816 3.0517e-08 AU
q 2.835330889490409 1.8372e-07 AU
i 1.195683464943914 5.697e-06 deg
node 217.8123823238104 0.00029325 deg
peri 302.8608418063534 0.00030745 deg
M 356.854841981023 8.9382e-05 deg
tp 2456416.542439090089
(2013-May-04.04243909)		 0.00045589 JED
period 1836.244168841635
5.03		 2.8643e-05
7.842e-08		 d
yr
n .1960523584546494 3.0581e-09 deg/d
Q 3.033946890351222 3.155e-08 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1074  
   data-arc span      6887 days (18.86 yr)  
   first obs. used      1994-06-03  
   last obs. used      2013-04-11  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .53903  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:42:06  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.84315 AU 
 T_jup = 3.274 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.8 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34791)  

10880 Kaguya           Discovered 1996 Nov. 6 by N. Sato at Chichibu.
KAGUYA (SELENE) is a lunar explorer developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. It was launched on 2007 Sept. 14 from JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center. The 14 onboard mission instruments provide sophisticated scientific data on lunar origin and evolution.
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Reference: 20090409/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2009-04-10

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Alternate Designations
 1996 VN4 = 1994 LQ6 = 1998 CO4 
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