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160524 (1996 BF7)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2160524
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 14 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .09998535580772415 5.6476e-08  
a 2.694475612060307 2.198e-08 au
q 2.425067509273222 1.5587e-07 au
i 4.175092053689831 4.9058e-06 deg
node 91.4276715818052 8.2423e-05 deg
peri 287.0218554354127 8.6061e-05 deg
M 279.2747648275611 2.7953e-05 deg
tp 2459362.756870244470
(2021-May-28.25687024)		 0.00012765 TDB
period 1615.510602222864
4.42		 1.9768e-05
5.412e-08		 d
yr
n .2228397631712584 2.7268e-09 deg/d
Q 2.963883714847392 2.4178e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      281  
   data-arc span      8530 days (23.35 yr)  
   first obs. used      1996-01-19  
   last obs. used      2019-05-28  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .6122  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Feb-24 13:21:17  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.43116 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.48941 au 
 T_jup = 3.359 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.2   n/a MPO436809  

160524 (1996 BF7)          Discovered 1996-Jan-19 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20070828/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2007-08-30

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Alternate Designations
 1996 BF7 = 1998 MK18 
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