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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 29 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1416121041851172 4.4253e-08  
a 3.126526430580907 1.9574e-08 au
q 2.683772443955961 1.3441e-07 au
i 5.740274879623107 4.986e-06 deg
node 161.2147135321554 4.4187e-05 deg
peri 153.2552316979271 4.6931e-05 deg
M 175.1991965074365 1.6644e-05 deg
tp 2458217.799464285399
(2018-Apr-09.29946429)		 9.0959e-05 TDB
period 2019.256936730529
5.53		 1.8963e-05
5.192e-08		 d
yr
n .1782834038856355 1.6743e-09 deg/d
Q 3.569280417205853 2.2346e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1004  
   data-arc span      16046 days (43.93 yr)  
   first obs. used      1977-02-12  
   last obs. used      2021-01-18  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .57362  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Feb-24 02:22:44  

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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Close-Approach Data   ...sorted by Date/Time (TDB)
Date/Time (TDB) Time Uncertainty
(days_HH:MM)		 Body Nominal Distance (au) Minimum Distance (au) Maximum Distance (au) V-relative (km/s) V-infinity (km/s) JD (TDB) Time Uncertainty (minutes) Semi-major axis (km) Semi-minor axis (km) range-LOV angle (deg) N-sigma BP Orbit Ref. Reference Modified
1943-Dec-14 14:04 00:02 Jupiter 1.7850353876141 1.78503463645481 1.78503613877431 2.13647586417146 1.90144763193252 2431073.086435199 1.93489499947797 117.530058972698 21.4637284309335 -88.3460894657338 1874933.25864518 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22
1954-Jan-28 12:14 00:02 Jupiter 1.76606427061051 1.76606376281584 1.76606477840479 2.13620770318142 1.89846328989041 2434771.009903854 1.71004313696746 61.446126980433 8.43952159072125 73.1845842370518 1987145.15166149 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22
2016-Jan-01 13:22 < 00:01 Jupiter 1.92500086177604 1.92500039995716 1.92500132359481 2.65969864878283 2.48876955607662 2457389.057245067 0.244623427292145 46.1444360851008 14.9931162678826 -84.9185192626333 2590219.90566155 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22
2026-Mar-04 09:10 < 00:01 Jupiter 1.73076286260912 1.73076240839025 1.73076331682779 1.8927472548631 1.61360063077702 2461103.881908809 0.429587343312072 65.3277471798664 29.7842780051645 -85.8654607973216 2215538.54200214 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22
2036-Apr-13 06:21 < 00:01 Jupiter 1.89814368680017 1.89814318296515 1.89814419063508 3.09348934605049 2.94570903723047 2464796.764804177 0.674492229898516 50.3416296754986 16.8683153722034 87.4408219090303 2686103.87689401 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22
2098-Mar-30 08:05 00:02 Jupiter 1.77905038552151 1.77904981637536 1.77905095466867 2.15903056897917 1.92592686919757 2487427.836881652 2.30472074818953 133.341340378789 21.9465143395569 -89.2008460460746 2035529.79347267 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22
2108-May-16 15:25 00:03 Jupiter 1.78507296131088 1.78507219223511 1.78507373038614 2.20181667047209 1.97458618577426 2491127.142321436 2.71984537486252 69.382491221881 6.61549209851174 76.8326464302868 1502784.66349233 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22
2170-Apr-16 03:28 00:04 Jupiter 1.90580092190285 1.90579942287784 1.90580242093825 2.60218927694177 2.42538662196988 2513741.644266741 4.15516442175479 256.065909990975 14.6024394960488 -80.035404121699 2351765.92304143 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22
2180-Jun-19 08:41 00:05 Jupiter 1.73594277270807 1.73594228653373 1.7359432588828 1.95836573902223 1.69095588555305 2517458.861708547 4.66175049492787 129.484291928035 28.2731180917752 87.2023480867118 2263734.6952173 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22
2190-Aug-02 18:44 00:05 Jupiter 1.91783103882609 1.91782945065067 1.91783262700664 3.14057669298488 2.99664962818919 2521155.280282067 4.89849432271313 196.000790499524 20.5220711495481 -79.451553766584 2238661.12237037 T 29 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:22:46 2021-Feb-24 02:22

Alternate Designations
 1979 MU2 = 1996 TS6 
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