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120661 (1996 VZ2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2120661
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 22 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1645645424732587 5.63e-08  
a 2.760885248588222 1.9638e-08 au
q 2.306541430833132 1.5022e-07 au
i 9.637479684078922 6.0672e-06 deg
node 49.91116778150747 2.8553e-05 deg
peri 274.2255616035421 3.5545e-05 deg
M 158.5937694426818 2.5143e-05 deg
tp 2458462.333074667590
(2018-Dec-09.83307467)		 0.00011279 TDB
period 1675.602352182631
4.59		 1.7877e-05
4.894e-08		 d
yr
n .2148481109083345 2.2923e-09 deg/d
Q 3.215229066343311 2.2869e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      449  
   data-arc span      8839 days (24.20 yr)  
   first obs. used      1996-11-05  
   last obs. used      2021-01-17  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .51547  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 09:25:40  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.31769 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.18926 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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