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102680 (1999 VQ68)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2102680
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 19 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2008442661201741 3.5601e-08  
a 2.261879480743621 8.0031e-09 au
q 1.807593956381388 7.9345e-08 au
i 7.305330254519138 4.4248e-06 deg
node 53.74691176622544 3.5239e-05 deg
peri 248.8347702431437 3.7315e-05 deg
M 161.5267307605775 1.2295e-05 deg
tp 2458643.000450878745
(2019-Jun-08.50045088)		 4.2212e-05 TDB
period 1242.517797138719
3.40		 6.5945e-06
1.805e-08		 d
yr
n .2897342805302357 1.5377e-09 deg/d
Q 2.716165005105855 9.6105e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      719  
   data-arc span      8309 days (22.75 yr)  
   first obs. used      1998-04-21  
   last obs. used      2021-01-19  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .58528  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 08:32:05  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .805937 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.53459 au 
 T_jup = 3.582 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.1   n/a MPO436482  

102680 (1999 VQ68)          Discovered 1999-Nov-04 by LINEAR at Socorro
Reference: 20051019/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2005-10-26

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Alternate Designations
 1999 VQ68 = 1998 HN48 
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