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15923 (1997 VN3)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015923
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459396.5 (2021-Jul-01.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 35 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1895251003567121 2.0437e-08  
a 2.586591123658848 1.0764e-08 au
q 2.096367181365624 5.5251e-08 au
i 18.10629526596398 8.8814e-07 deg
node 236.8046146558179 3.2113e-06 deg
peri 36.82733438731339 5.7078e-06 deg
M 24.80866883885791 7.928e-06 deg
tp 2459291.789300133627
(2021-Mar-18.28930013)		 3.3203e-05 TDB
period 1519.462902130854
4.16		 9.4849e-06
2.597e-08		 d
yr
n .2369258239178763 1.479e-09 deg/d
Q 3.076815065952072 1.2804e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      2014  
   data-arc span      11094 days (30.37 yr)  
   first obs. used      1991-02-12  
   last obs. used      2021-06-28  
   planetary ephem.      DE441  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .45681  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Jul-08 03:57:53  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.10503 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.04987 au 
 T_jup = 3.328 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.44   n/a E2021B10  
diameter diameter 13.57 km 0.9 IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 4
geometric albedo albedo 0.0459   0.006 IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 4

15923 (1997 VN3)          Discovered 1997-Nov-06 by Kobayashi, T. at Oizumi
Reference: 20000726/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

Alternate Designations
 1997 VN3 = 1991 CR = 1995 CF2 
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