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173322 (1999 VC131)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2173322
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 18 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1441146008678034 3.6349e-08  
a 2.348626585065615 1.4879e-08 au
q 2.010155202171372 8.6978e-08 au
i 7.358725887621299 6.3779e-06 deg
node 41.08860741504225 3.2788e-05 deg
peri 255.873495359717 3.9568e-05 deg
M 238.9137792266937 2.3386e-05 deg
tp 2459042.692741574442
(2020-Jul-12.19274157)		 8.6568e-05 TDB
period 1314.6779703764
3.60		 1.2493e-05
3.42e-08		 d
yr
n .2738313169550789 2.6021e-09 deg/d
Q 2.687097967959858 1.7023e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      390  
   data-arc span      7614 days (20.85 yr)  
   first obs. used      1998-05-01  
   last obs. used      2019-03-06  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .62817  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-13 13:38:20  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.0091 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.5154 au 
 T_jup = 3.534 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.5   n/a MPO433113  

173322 (1999 VC131)          Discovered 1999-Nov-09 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20080122/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2008-01-28

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Alternate Designations
 1999 VC131 = 2005 EP149 
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