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160959 (2002 AZ159)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2160959
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 20 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1388027835579677 4.2203e-08  
a 2.390310628574367 1.5589e-08 au
q 2.058528859760049 1.0068e-07 au
i 6.71662211749482 4.9247e-06 deg
node 134.555971306088 3.6035e-05 deg
peri 157.2737236111581 3.936e-05 deg
M 88.77615721930677 1.4945e-05 deg
tp 2458267.630669798723
(2018-May-29.13066980)		 5.5957e-05 TDB
period 1349.83268735582
3.70		 1.3204e-05
3.615e-08		 d
yr
n .2666997201743588 2.6089e-09 deg/d
Q 2.722092397388684 1.7752e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      491  
   data-arc span      7116 days (19.48 yr)  
   first obs. used      1999-03-24  
   last obs. used      2018-09-16  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .61113  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2018-Oct-03 11:48:52  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.04361 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.45775 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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