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15284 (1991 RZ16)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015284
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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 .2053308955302015 6.648e-08  
a 2.243848956266484 1.5248e-08 AU
q 1.78311744064178 1.4664e-07 AU
i 2.528548466989468 7.022e-06 deg
node 63.96609838822248 0.0001678 deg
peri 355.6163747732054 0.00016895 deg
M 109.9260324447162 1.9388e-05 deg
tp 2456025.624629308808
(2012-Apr-08.12462931)
6.4585e-05 JED
period 1227.690388231745
3.36
1.2514e-05
3.426e-08
d
yr
n .2932335411687239 2.989e-09 deg/d
Q 2.70458047189119 1.8379e-08 AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      705  
   data-arc span      9892 days (27.08 yr)  
   first obs. used      1986-03-12  
   last obs. used      2013-04-11  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .57686  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:58:49  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .794901 AU 
 T_jup = 3.603 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.1 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 847)  

15284 (1991 RZ16)          Discovered 1991-Sep-15 by Holt, H. E. at Palomar (675)
Reference: 20000621/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

Alternate Designations
 1991 RZ16 = 1986 EF3 = 1991 UD5 = 1998 VC31 
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