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160518 (1994 VM3)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2160518
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 15 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1770420960750946 6.1835e-08  
a 2.208051282522736 7.7695e-09 au
q 1.81713325522361 1.3726e-07 au
i 4.773511148196824 6.9105e-06 deg
node 22.49280508122436 4.7368e-05 deg
peri 350.7583744670131 4.8814e-05 deg
M 173.8232519545767 1.1192e-05 deg
tp 2458021.847904260888
(2017-Sep-25.34790426)		 3.6825e-05 TDB
period 1198.428588371577
3.28		 6.3254e-06
1.732e-08		 d
yr
n .3003933680263483 1.5855e-09 deg/d
Q 2.598969309821862 9.145e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      449  
   data-arc span      8964 days (24.54 yr)  
   first obs. used      1994-10-09  
   last obs. used      2019-04-25  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .54113  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-13 05:29:03  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .817127 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.86099 au 
 T_jup = 3.634 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.7   n/a MPO379515  

160518 (1994 VM3)          Discovered 1994-Nov-01 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20070828/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2007-08-30

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