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79299 (1995 WS2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2079299
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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 .2030848801184096 1.0028e-07  
a 2.264087392278912 1.4171e-08 AU
q 1.804285475640346 2.2239e-07 AU
i 6.961575884259499 1.0314e-05 deg
node 45.29036656507722 4.6355e-05 deg
peri 327.8339053896848 5.037e-05 deg
M 71.96804994039121 1.6679e-05 deg
tp 2456151.742925476225
(2012-Aug-12.24292548)
5.7112e-05 JED
period 1244.337548436182
3.41
1.1683e-05
3.199e-08
d
yr
n .2893105656519239 2.7163e-09 deg/d
Q 2.723889308917477 1.7049e-08 AU
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      590  
   data-arc span      12572 days (34.42 yr)  
   first obs. used      1978-11-05  
   last obs. used      2013-04-07  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .59681  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 17:32:50  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .809278 AU 
 T_jup = 3.580 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.937 mag .48215 1 autocmod 2.5c

79299 (1995 WS2)          Discovered 1995-Nov-16 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro (399)
Reference: 20040504/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-07-16

Alternate Designations
 1995 WS2 = 1978 VK6 
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