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160479 (2006 WJ168)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2160479
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 13 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .08971129255103553 9.8664e-08  
a 3.170866249658789 3.7722e-08 au
q 2.886403739895445 3.1429e-07 au
i .995692462431177 9.8258e-06 deg
node 179.3882105514288 0.00038631 deg
peri 7.296891376007137 0.00038836 deg
M 28.67318109275131 3.8644e-05 deg
tp 2458836.237401448304
(2019-Dec-18.73740145)		 0.00022137 TDB
period 2062.36396608118
5.65		 3.6802e-05
1.008e-07		 d
yr
n .1745569675967804 3.1149e-09 deg/d
Q 3.455328759422133 4.1106e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      188  
   data-arc span      6590 days (18.04 yr)  
   first obs. used      2002-01-13  
   last obs. used      2020-01-29  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .55911  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Feb-24 13:20:24  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.88761 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.50239 au 
 T_jup = 3.196 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.1   n/a MPO469696  

160479 (2006 WJ168)          Discovered 2006-Nov-23 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20070730/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2007-08-06

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