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160959 (2002 AZ159)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2160959
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 24 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1388810815082197 3.995e-08  
a 2.390300477952917 1.4308e-08 au
q 2.058332962445201 9.6815e-08 au
i 6.71762023067377 4.7042e-06 deg
node 134.5483483826073 3.4717e-05 deg
peri 157.4409527480313 3.7967e-05 deg
M 248.5834690150664 1.5008e-05 deg
tp 2459618.257548473231
(2022-Feb-07.75754847)		 5.71e-05 TDB
period 1349.824089126418
3.70		 1.2119e-05
3.318e-08		 d
yr
n .2667014190219301 2.3946e-09 deg/d
Q 2.722267993460632 1.6295e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      525  
   data-arc span      8027 days (21.98 yr)  
   first obs. used      1999-03-24  
   last obs. used      2021-03-15  
   planetary ephem.      DE441  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .60621  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Apr-13 20:03:31  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.04214 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.4585 au 
 T_jup = 3.510 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.1   n/a MPO449864  

160959 (2002 AZ159)          Discovered 2002-Jan-13 by LINEAR at Socorro
Reference: 20070828/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2007-08-30

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Alternate Designations
 2002 AZ159 = 1999 JE71 
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