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117962 (6854 P-L)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2117962
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 11 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .07121692108808444 3.439e-08  
a 2.207204064106961 8.9175e-09 au
q 2.050013786448156 7.5972e-08 au
i 6.538937307291419 7.5497e-06 deg
node 22.42903317321959 3.1434e-05 deg
peri 276.8321569566113 6.2916e-05 deg
M 3.983732010918017 5.309e-05 deg
tp 2458587.245914367349
(2019-Apr-13.74591437)		 0.00017665 TDB
period 1197.738907807422
3.28		 7.2586e-06
1.987e-08		 d
yr
n .3005663401709268 1.8215e-09 deg/d
Q 2.364394341765766 9.5525e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      480  
   data-arc span      21583 days (59.09 yr)  
   first obs. used      1960-09-24  
   last obs. used      2019-10-28  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .61618  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Nov-07 13:56:26  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.04647 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.7569 au 
 T_jup = 3.648 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.6   n/a MPO436566  

117962 (6854 P-L)          Discovered 1960-Sep-24 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar
Reference: 20051019/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2005-10-26

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Alternate Designations
 6854 P-L = 2002 JR110 = 2003 WP29 
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