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15210 (1979 MU2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015210
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 30 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1416121057498835 4.4151e-08  
a 3.126526431273227 1.9261e-08 au
q 2.683772439657957 1.3426e-07 au
i 5.740274604313271 4.9573e-06 deg
node 161.2147083845739 4.266e-05 deg
peri 153.2552342311479 4.5285e-05 deg
M 175.1991984058708 1.6344e-05 deg
tp 2458217.799453310586
(2018-Apr-09.29945331)		 8.8887e-05 TDB
period 2019.256937401229
5.53		 1.8659e-05
5.109e-08		 d
yr
n .1782834038264183 1.6474e-09 deg/d
Q 3.569280422888497 2.1988e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1071  
   data-arc span      16099 days (44.08 yr)  
   first obs. used      1977-02-12  
   last obs. used      2021-03-12  
   planetary ephem.      DE441  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .56355  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Apr-13 00:51:59  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.66973 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.74356 au 
 T_jup = 3.191 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.46   n/a E2021B10  

15210 (1979 MU2)          Discovered 1979-Jun-25 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring
Reference: 20000621/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 1979 MU2 = 1996 TS6 
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