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160225 (2002 GC60)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2160225
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 16 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1375228242747546 4.4142e-08  
a 2.714630678914336 2.5279e-08 au
q 2.341307001087142 1.2376e-07 au
i 15.03037726352663 6.2103e-06 deg
node 136.7975643721264 1.911e-05 deg
peri 99.75664004318452 3.0878e-05 deg
M 283.9681120628632 2.5994e-05 deg
tp 2458945.530772049282
(2020-Apr-06.03077205)		 0.00012054 TDB
period 1633.670836116014
4.47		 2.282e-05
6.248e-08		 d
yr
n .2203626287752589 3.0781e-09 deg/d
Q 3.08795435674153 2.8756e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      395  
   data-arc span      7545 days (20.66 yr)  
   first obs. used      1998-07-29  
   last obs. used      2019-03-26  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .61566  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-13 08:19:22  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.38484 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.12234 au 
 T_jup = 3.299 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.6   n/a MPO436808  

160225 (2002 GC60)          Discovered 2002-Apr-08 by LINEAR at Socorro
Reference: 20070730/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2007-08-06

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Alternate Designations
 2002 GC60 = 1998 OQ5 
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