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100438 (1996 PC3)
Classification: Mars-crossing Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2100438
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 17 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .3636774011747269 6.412e-08  
a 2.594049557883902 1.7648e-08 au
q 1.650652356154236 1.7321e-07 au
i 25.94082862801485 1.0422e-05 deg
node 329.4222348238773 1.6894e-05 deg
peri 98.52165131582994 2.3645e-05 deg
M 196.2937746542513 1.4003e-05 deg
tp 2459694.450549761077
(2022-Apr-24.95054976)		 6.3049e-05 TDB
period 1526.039693275937
4.18		 1.5573e-05
4.264e-08		 d
yr
n .2359047419187315 2.4074e-09 deg/d
Q 3.537446759613569 2.4066e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      574  
   data-arc span      12403 days (33.96 yr)  
   first obs. used      1985-02-20  
   last obs. used      2019-02-05  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .50126  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Feb-24 01:06:04  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .856154 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.33452 au 
 T_jup = 3.189 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.3   n/a MPO436467  
diameter diameter 5.726 km 1.678 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...814..117N)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.048   0.044 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...814..117N)  

100438 (1996 PC3)          Discovered 1996-Aug-14 by NEAT at Haleakala
Reference: 20051019/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2005-10-26

Alternate Designations
 1996 PC3 = 1985 DQ4 
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