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120509 (1993 TJ16)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2120509
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 21 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .09279338399588453 4.2355e-08  
a 2.466936553812095 1.2778e-08 au
q 2.238021162880726 1.0981e-07 au
i 5.855865060843858 4.4609e-06 deg
node 19.94236198101009 3.2388e-05 deg
peri 27.26152916704823 3.9101e-05 deg
M 340.5786270460722 2.1951e-05 deg
tp 2459276.850665097149
(2021-Mar-03.35066510)		 8.6277e-05 TDB
period 1415.257278678372
3.87		 1.0996e-05
3.011e-08		 d
yr
n .2543707108407762 1.9764e-09 deg/d
Q 2.695851944743465 1.3964e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      606  
   data-arc span      9950 days (27.24 yr)  
   first obs. used      1993-10-09  
   last obs. used      2021-01-05  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .52792  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 09:25:12  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.24793 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.61995 au 
 T_jup = 3.473 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.17   n/a E2021B55  

120509 (1993 TJ16)          Discovered 1993-Oct-09 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla
Reference: 20060314/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2006-03-23

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Alternate Designations
 1993 TJ16 = 2001 VB65 
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