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109696 (2001 RL38)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2109696
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 12 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .05204785286903924 1.4693e-07  
a 2.598021615403471 2.8674e-08 au
q 2.462800168614367 4.0166e-07 au
i 14.05403870785095 9.2483e-06 deg
node 348.8039537631131 2.0621e-05 deg
peri 207.1841369787478 8.3308e-05 deg
M 224.6751951498371 9.0624e-05 deg
tp 2459175.459793230283
(2020-Nov-21.95979323)		 0.00039102 TDB
period 1529.546085745956
4.19		 2.5322e-05
6.933e-08		 d
yr
n .2353639444766575 3.8965e-09 deg/d
Q 2.733243062192575 3.0166e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      450  
   data-arc span      7767 days (21.26 yr)  
   first obs. used      1997-09-28  
   last obs. used      2019-01-03  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .63133  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-13 09:32:55  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.47129 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.249 au 
 T_jup = 3.372 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.5   n/a MPO366466  

109696 (2001 RL38)          Discovered 2001-Sep-08 by LINEAR at Socorro
Reference: 20051019/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2005-10-26

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Alternate Designations
 2001 RL38 = 1997 SH16 
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