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118240 (1997 LS3)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2118240
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 16 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .188151121777561 4.806e-08  
a 3.036038635355445 3.3066e-08 au
q 2.464804560353302 1.5196e-07 au
i 15.36414332686884 7.6735e-06 deg
node 173.6542188540592 2.0741e-05 deg
peri 312.9411393182517 2.9523e-05 deg
M 219.7940141067164 2.4554e-05 deg
tp 2459753.029314838077
(2022-Jun-22.52931484)		 0.00013892 TDB
period 1932.23243369872
5.29		 3.1566e-05
8.642e-08		 d
yr
n .1863129889145274 3.0437e-09 deg/d
Q 3.607272710357587 3.9287e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      425  
   data-arc span      7716 days (21.13 yr)  
   first obs. used      1997-05-30  
   last obs. used      2018-07-15  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .61034  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-13 13:26:39  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.50539 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.55249 au 
 T_jup = 3.161 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.1   n/a MPO439767  

118240 (1997 LS3)          Discovered 1997-Jun-05 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20051116/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2005-11-21

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Alternate Designations
 1997 LS3 = 2004 RN157 
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