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136741 (1995 VL16)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2136741
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 13 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2299058129766466 5.3658e-08  
a 2.334870976302823 1.0499e-08 au
q 1.798070566300346 1.3012e-07 au
i 1.640037301969662 4.2561e-06 deg
node 224.935458185609 0.00021123 deg
peri 141.7658996138674 0.00021164 deg
M 237.5463556411284 1.5934e-05 deg
tp 2459043.763499560182
(2020-Jul-13.26349956)		 5.9895e-05 TDB
period 1303.145044617895
3.57		 8.7892e-06
2.406e-08		 d
yr
n .2762547434660723 1.8632e-09 deg/d
Q 2.8716713863053 1.2912e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      485  
   data-arc span      9137 days (25.02 yr)  
   first obs. used      1994-05-03  
   last obs. used      2019-05-09  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .52993  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-May-30 07:13:18  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .796254 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.59057 au 
 T_jup = 3.532 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.4   n/a MPO436674  

136741 (1995 VL16)          Discovered 1995-Nov-15 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20061205/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2006-12-13
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