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15972 (1998 FM27)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015972
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 32 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1214315861781958 3.424e-08  
a 3.049751000519573 1.5497e-08 au
q 2.679414899077942 1.0423e-07 au
i 3.131306707693129 4.1817e-06 deg
node 236.4932623545177 7.4946e-05 deg
peri 201.9048173847395 7.7147e-05 deg
M 139.0606600479392 1.8153e-05 deg
tp 2458249.055714352310
(2018-May-10.55571435)		 9.6988e-05 TDB
period 1945.337687451723
5.33		 1.4827e-05
4.059e-08		 d
yr
n .1850578448781191 1.4105e-09 deg/d
Q 3.420087101961205 1.7379e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1743  
   data-arc span      14038 days (38.43 yr)  
   first obs. used      1980-11-30  
   last obs. used      2019-05-08  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .52535  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-May-30 02:22:36  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.6952 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.82127 au 
 T_jup = 3.224 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.3   n/a MPO473981  

15972 (1998 FM27)          Discovered 1998-Mar-20 by LINEAR at Socorro
Reference: 20000726/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 1998 FM27 = 1980 WR1 = 1980 XD2 = 1993 FL23 
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