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120663 (1996 VN15)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2120663
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 17 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .05902350485598234 4.3656e-08  
a 2.76927432835586 1.7266e-08 au
q 2.6058220515886 1.2072e-07 au
i 1.581004488362628 4.4727e-06 deg
node 75.32616151939908 0.0002 deg
peri 345.146885526193 0.00020612 deg
M 72.15129173054308 4.8922e-05 deg
tp 2458863.143558978293
(2020-Jan-14.64355898)		 0.0002283 TDB
period 1683.245245578924
4.61		 1.5742e-05
4.31e-08		 d
yr
n .2138725779535376 2.0002e-09 deg/d
Q 2.93272660512312 1.8285e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      460  
   data-arc span      8837 days (24.19 yr)  
   first obs. used      1996-11-05  
   last obs. used      2021-01-15  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .56005  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 09:25:40  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.61762 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.25336 au 
 T_jup = 3.335 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.0   n/a MPO417628  

120663 (1996 VN15)          Discovered 1996-Nov-05 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20060314/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2006-03-23

Alternate Designations
 1996 VN15 = 2005 SA151 
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