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9940 (1988 VM3)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2009940
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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 .1696725162951427 7.3273e-08  
a 2.171660319540191 1.2773e-08 AU
q 1.803189248585493 1.6142e-07 AU
i 2.211572199446905 7.5379e-06 deg
node 357.6378925882445 0.00013799 deg
peri 341.1351820983459 0.00013896 deg
M 281.4327269006332 1.7193e-05 deg
tp 2456655.608805999460
(2013-Dec-29.10880600)		 5.6642e-05 JED
period 1168.923987518995
3.20		 1.0313e-05
2.824e-08		 d
yr
n .3079755431865924 2.7171e-09 deg/d
Q 2.540131390494889 1.494e-08 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1013  
   data-arc span      22772 days (62.35 yr)  
   first obs. used      1950-12-09  
   last obs. used      2013-04-14  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .52836  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:37:49  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .794074 AU 
 T_jup = 3.668 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.4 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 33657)  

9940 (1988 VM3)          Discovered 1988-Nov-11 by Oshima, Y. at Gekko (888)
Reference: 19990202/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 1988 VM3 = 1978 NV4 
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