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15210 (1979 MU2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015210
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 25 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1415915070743188 4.4665e-08  
a 3.126399049264104 2.088e-08 au
q 2.683727496163082 1.3502e-07 au
i 5.739661829497077 5.1784e-06 deg
node 161.2211449261161 4.8516e-05 deg
peri 153.186231225737 5.1945e-05 deg
M 139.6236469456723 1.7977e-05 deg
tp 2458217.392256124095
(2018-Apr-08.89225612)		 0.00010026 TDB
period 2019.133534773095
5.53		 2.0227e-05
5.538e-08		 d
yr
n .1782942999064477 1.7861e-09 deg/d
Q 3.569070602365125 2.3836e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      954  
   data-arc span      15688 days (42.95 yr)  
   first obs. used      1977-02-12  
   last obs. used      2020-01-26  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .57971  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Feb-22 21:13:11  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.67166 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.74382 au 
 T_jup = 3.191 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.5   n/a MPO502285  

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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