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(2018 LU2)
Classification: Apollo [NEO]          SPK-ID: 3825134
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 6 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .3259807069363604 0.00016931  
a 1.212498987295415 0.00020537 au
q .8172477102572346 6.6862e-05 au
i 6.953534875708061 0.003283 deg
node 253.7047827901677 3.9831e-05 deg
peri 284.0086072618685 0.0025541 deg
M 218.4236729334721 0.15417 deg
tp 2459192.282353601484
(2020-Dec-08.78235360)		 0.25757 TDB
period 487.6637833957297
1.34		 0.1239
0.0003392		 d
yr
n .7382135238611045 0.00018756 deg/d
Q 1.607750264333596 0.00027232 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      42  
   data-arc span      15 days  
   first obs. used      2018-06-07  
   last obs. used      2018-06-22  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      6  
   norm. resid. RMS      .36801  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2018-Jul-04 06:40:56  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .00389087 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 3.37517 au 
 T_jup = 5.197 
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458289.5 (2018-Jun-20.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 6 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .3260875973142836 0.00016939  
q .8172102288595656 6.6685e-05 au
tp 2458216.912438673184
(2018-Apr-08.41243867)		 0.0094711 TDB
node 253.7174030517993 4.2045e-05 deg
peri 284.0109895225468 0.0025541 deg
i 6.955540683918771 0.0032808 deg
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      42  
   data-arc span      15 days  
   first obs. used      2018-06-07  
   last obs. used      2018-06-22  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      6  
   norm. resid. RMS      .36801  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2018-Jul-04 06:40:56  

Additional Information
 Jupiter MOID = 3.37517 au 
 T_jup = 5.197 
Orbit Covariance (6×6)
  e q tp node peri i
e 2.869357813212344E-8 -1.129583267001234E-8 1.604320291857473E-6 -5.594496789730085E-9 4.325386293444901E-7 5.557452025889972E-7
q -1.129583267001234E-8 4.446882486582261E-9 -6.315701284248972E-7 2.200706215860598E-9 -1.702676305719401E-7 -2.187816244404805E-7
tp 1.604320291857473E-6 -6.315701284248972E-7 8.970158018272881E-5 -3.128287740595775E-7 2.418522078676982E-5 3.107288169236149E-5
node -5.594496789730085E-9 2.200706215860598E-9 -3.128287740595775E-7 1.767773382476256E-9 -8.522317613949453E-8 -1.080936397930301E-7
peri 4.325386293444901E-7 -1.702676305719401E-7 2.418522078676982E-5 -8.522317613949453E-8 6.523305826606157E-6 8.377140413089584E-6
i 5.557452025889972E-7 -2.187816244404805E-7 3.107288169236149E-5 -1.080936397930301E-7 8.377140413089584E-6 1.076397184395261E-5

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 26.8   n/a E2018N10  

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Close-Approach Data   ...sorted by Date/Time (TDB)
Date/Time (TDB) Time Uncertainty
(days_HH:MM)		 Body Nominal Distance (au) Minimum Distance (au) Maximum Distance (au) V-relative (km/s) V-infinity (km/s) JD (TDB) Time Uncertainty (minutes) Semi-major axis (km) Semi-minor axis (km) range-LOV angle (deg) N-sigma BP Orbit Ref. Reference Modified
1933-Jun-05 02:47 9_19:49 Earth 0.00771279749332429 0.0021698158538847 0.124771092368597 9.52563951282573 9.48930365714574 2427228.615914150 14149.2306063831 5852205.39601278 4.99385652960817 16.4934698948256 65838.634797786 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
1933-Jun-05 12:30 8_12:33 Moon 0.00962129576429943 0.00323185529078355 0.130797836273969 8.91702504962068 8.91664303980511 2427229.020761567 12272.6383205483 6068478.08058873 4.53375259246723 19.6297541193996 107086.336044587 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
1961-Jan-05 21:43 9_15:13 Earth 0.0946525804184774 0.0548138361992137 0.198228526624178 7.56797409805349 7.56425354905805 2437305.404755468 13873.385748482 5652412.6875132 13.17788810734 -35.381521616743 977437.130715518 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
1964-Dec-31 22:25 4_23:55 Earth 0.0605737609761637 0.0601987150081055 0.115824860042159 9.82361353893985 9.81913480194253 2438761.434250772 7195.28662029711 4599760.89909177 18.453395662442 83.6348395445618 560624.62938833 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
1968-Dec-27 10:32 4_21:46 Earth 0.114491630536455 0.0599853870799203 0.208728540206315 12.421485551166 12.4196118607555 2440217.939039308 7066.32986172823 5106515.32014565 24.3429262021259 31.6056849482079 361370.714633065 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
1972-Dec-22 16:57 4_18:18 Earth 0.209501376197819 0.115045742825474 0.309648485333396 15.4512074918315 15.4503843500995 2441674.206067300 6857.94997747128 5150470.68255173 31.6463247372738 17.2907223727395 270642.881791943 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
1976-Dec-17 23:13 4_13:45 Earth 0.313355678732012 0.216666159907396 0.411709029829565 18.6151480385612 18.6146912516813 2443130.467314203 6584.84421124323 4994693.23708122 39.3787243082971 12.5270893075765 233861.951496118 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
1980-Dec-12 21:35 4_06:37 Earth 0.423720318570736 0.331801522038434 0.516337539999664 21.9427063491234 21.9424197692335 2444586.399276896 6156.83583137339 4680351.78882699 46.8954504423213 10.3119387352274 219644.341227383 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
1998-Jul-03 07:27 2_18:55 Earth 0.494146519700607 0.437248462238253 0.551076938842437 23.7331009096575 23.7328737118119 2450997.810299060 4014.5896319937 2845080.02261899 9.272424442714 -4.00183559397291 499705.665247887 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2002-Jun-28 02:35 2_10:56 Earth 0.387744010566477 0.337638944380664 0.437871830092642 20.6168255208077 20.616492210324 2452453.607484423 3535.60180285568 2503489.85201504 7.94701543390005 -3.38027510661751 382792.534261293 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2006-Jun-22 17:41 2_02:36 Earth 0.279634941210521 0.237871307165015 0.32141552652139 17.5068489237064 17.5063046470766 2453909.236910427 3035.84409972729 2085833.74296209 6.74092151078141 -2.98137107181191 285560.117369688 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2010-Jun-17 05:42 1_17:13 Earth 0.173213525891163 0.141530256636635 0.204911538104872 14.4989356859454 14.4978746983127 2455364.737481190 2472.5838532023 1582292.16542343 5.72621097009266 -2.89391299628028 204111.693332368 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2014-Jun-11 16:05 1_04:32 Earth 0.0760674778508188 0.057008460361187 0.0951483739838506 11.7633938853132 11.7604158099875 2456820.170290824 1712.27125549851 953115.746505913 5.036793425717 -3.82312321136915 140095.67666222 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2017-Nov-04 16:25 01:43 Earth 0.493802629017319 0.492981685666718 0.494623572957434 9.06722902134009 9.06663390945199 2458062.183920051 102.493067546158 40945.98102421 55.3095494280005 -1.41201283774139 23346.4678128738 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2018-Jun-06 11:40 < 00:01 Earth 0.00396563166820647 0.00395962286685717 0.00397164021784699 9.76007354534109 9.6909880829781 2458275.986330359 0.0436731404418372 295.426977287618 1.4864361246669 0.0752844994024763 1263.00014440089 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2018-Jun-06 13:27 < 00:01 Moon 0.005343215843707 0.00533792733981089 0.00534850587424749 10.6913658176355 10.6907921048667 2458276.060113386 0.132899399055429 299.753011641735 1.46647569134916 28.3847689246881 243726.786597488 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2022-Jun-09 04:38 1_07:20 Earth 0.037618825605294 0.0190379289923912 0.0563589832754683 10.7215465480061 10.7149383424048 2459739.692834496 1879.56988678409 938508.544337398 4.91966600069924 -6.55172293156008 124520.783313934 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2026-Jun-14 13:33 18:48 Earth 0.123894924840282 0.110118819336125 0.137675137373402 13.1101936163984 13.108553113857 2461206.064808346 1127.99114608708 687981.382048571 5.40276167374651 -3.02175407199499 162039.158404254 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2030-Jun-19 23:37 08:22 Earth 0.222256610739108 0.215387184781581 0.229126486900951 15.8870607024077 15.8863060891539 2462672.483988166 502.308461258781 342924.713230675 6.19434942383587 -2.68513826399453 219726.506286337 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2034-Jun-25 06:36 00:38 Earth 0.325401671053781 0.32508379368049 0.325719556029816 18.8683721790917 18.8679382056642 2464138.774832778 38.4180067006479 16044.3236813881 7.17397815217295 -8.88877846877251 1146898.44239623 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2038-Jun-30 08:55 08:58 Earth 0.428957508895481 0.42158158935119 0.43633402824977 21.8463696846393 21.8460853553301 2465604.871384907 537.633166258459 368690.924601153 8.3840436676034 -3.94492346244426 471167.857751924 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2056-Dec-11 18:44 1_19:27 Earth 0.48236228073005 0.446360175507716 0.518462138072518 23.7421573975011 23.7419247379077 2472344.280215682 2607.42190890301 1830038.51812176 53.4614412082436 10.7576081468133 229993.513878427 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2060-Dec-16 16:17 2_03:28 Earth 0.37720081033055 0.334459528118016 0.420164835133731 20.5628717353695 20.5625282093787 2473810.178626294 3087.99780960418 2185234.31543999 45.5697664101184 12.0003021812478 233699.137114389 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2064-Dec-21 09:33 2_10:49 Earth 0.274895964833383 0.226077908163853 0.324313545987126 17.4447089815968 17.4441533496867 2475275.897607285 3529.435997104 2531630.23149134 36.6357755209159 14.4174624851033 254525.005131253 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2068-Dec-26 02:20 2_17:18 Earth 0.176759920724409 0.126360976896217 0.229625236753234 14.4288024773832 14.4277577235005 2476741.597343239 3917.49842432727 2777932.30813548 28.9056310472155 21.0529734934535 308785.51955121 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2072-Dec-30 16:53 2_23:14 Earth 0.0931968569699657 0.0633168935026333 0.140818465900012 11.6335447417242 11.6310869509781 2478207.203199241 4274.21313635234 2835810.3261386 22.0628069694584 41.7406448169947 433420.835440492 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2077-Jan-03 20:09 3_04:06 Earth 0.0627190461484777 0.0619394765207936 0.0870893023495644 9.33461890944067 9.33006670006865 2479672.339374816 4565.83031730657 2561784.52143067 16.6243427106475 -80.9499776360636 693975.839020873 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2081-Jan-09 02:37 7_00:12 Earth 0.104134733069405 0.0580596559489218 0.1625618732197 7.22676025600809 7.22321881896145 2481138.609315870 10092.0803799441 3175660.30711961 12.6789647094028 -29.5978946204212 1149079.37512924 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2081-Aug-01 12:07 6_04:10 Earth 0.477721340838776 0.448575356779436 0.506991014287613 8.0124338670901 8.01173773424905 2481343.005143045 8890.45623755532 1506080.02728388 31.6743057299911 -14.756482271703 333909.287694764 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2085-Jul-25 04:03 8_11:07 Earth 0.442905657328957 0.401776752205545 0.484224181936227 7.42293080209385 7.42212030879667 2482796.668704042 12187.173145635 2105853.02374527 28.4966938250441 -12.5368871222354 288806.044295917 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2104-Nov-14 08:43 9_21:43 Earth 0.457895467440079 0.404496469171337 0.511312823124566 8.59308375889433 8.59240656336832 2489847.863328230 14263.0834806207 2667171.43130846 48.1461369547303 3.20454630554842 54313.694043407 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2108-Nov-09 01:59 7_18:01 Earth 0.484746261519482 0.446642809212999 0.522897898095582 8.95206685926762 8.95145282944348 2491303.582436668 11161.0253098671 1916481.09628381 50.6848437432935 7.24815954933134 123103.500893993 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2109-Jun-05 02:50 9_10:21 Earth 0.0284858504429634 0.00586539469221739 0.12642478905188 8.94541635707409 8.93495382851099 2491511.618293841 13580.6314463195 4907877.99972713 4.65706593111201 11.9257387774012 203531.396803455 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2112-Nov-07 08:09 4_16:59 Earth 0.490972630357407 0.45482138853616 0.527146024983594 9.02635727239067 9.02575601971886 2492762.839704325 6778.93127488164 1810752.65428035 50.0895492386297 5.25244044509233 94991.0192256115 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
2113-Jun-06 13:28 8_08:25 Earth 0.0136274753496752 0.00572809432428417 0.107733614509269 9.34803095348629 9.32709158946246 2492974.061030427 12025.1408249023 4748569.64559733 4.6089932707483 24.9278558379765 194554.22149375 T 6 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Jul-04 06:40:59 2018-Dec-11 17:21
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