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120661 (1996 VZ2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2120661
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 21 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1645361261681973 5.6338e-08  
a 2.760682038152752 1.9713e-08 au
q 2.306450110012974 1.5041e-07 au
i 9.638272831361276 6.6499e-06 deg
node 49.91995782248372 2.8922e-05 deg
peri 274.1675566126262 3.6466e-05 deg
M 115.6880184321753 2.5528e-05 deg
tp 2458462.095237502622
(2018-Dec-09.59523750)		 0.00011597 TDB
period 1675.417360637831
4.59		 1.7945e-05
4.913e-08		 d
yr
n .2148718334057062 2.3014e-09 deg/d
Q 3.214913966292529 2.2956e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      434  
   data-arc span      8480 days (23.22 yr)  
   first obs. used      1996-11-05  
   last obs. used      2020-01-24  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .5161  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Feb-24 06:21:53  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.31947 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.18962 au 
 T_jup = 3.301 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.4   n/a MPO502802  

120661 (1996 VZ2)          Discovered 1996-Nov-11 by di Cicco, D. at Sudbury
Reference: 20060314/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2006-03-23

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Alternate Designations
 1996 VZ2 = 2005 SZ163 
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