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17655 (1996 VL3)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2017655
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 33 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1021830646632888 3.5267e-08  
a 2.649308485518569 9.7914e-09 au
q 2.378594025229826 9.5098e-08 au
i 2.60960346436245 3.2168e-06 deg
node 246.0775139669968 8.4333e-05 deg
peri 135.0283218100612 8.5913e-05 deg
M 194.8932947621292 1.7702e-05 deg
tp 2459722.869553220096
(2022-May-23.36955322)		 7.9179e-05 TDB
period 1575.060436125679
4.31		 8.7317e-06
2.391e-08		 d
yr
n .2285626581323603 1.2671e-09 deg/d
Q 2.920022945807313 1.0792e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1935  
   data-arc span      11964 days (32.76 yr)  
   first obs. used      1987-09-22  
   last obs. used      2020-06-24  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .50106  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Nov-13 02:19:46  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.3822 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.52297 au 
 T_jup = 3.382 
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457000.5 (2014-Dec-09.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 33 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1002046550399265 3.5052e-08  
q 2.386599258631249 9.4267e-08 au
tp 2456572.929199027398
(2013-Oct-07.42919903)		 7.5102e-05 TDB
node 246.2358777195606 8.4352e-05 deg
peri 135.379303017404 8.6013e-05 deg
i 2.608106124872487 3.2143e-06 deg
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1935  
   data-arc span      11964 days (32.76 yr)  
   first obs. used      1987-09-22  
   last obs. used      2020-06-24  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .50106  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Nov-13 02:19:46  

Additional Information
 Jupiter MOID = 2.52297 au 
 T_jup = 3.382 
Orbit Covariance (6×6)
  e q tp node peri i
e 1.228659453450307E-15 -3.290052961059967E-15 -6.435727370037383E-13 -3.087814849309861E-16 -1.686055238565458E-13 -1.143197928367743E-16
q -3.290052961059967E-15 8.88623052926282E-15 1.85260497946644E-12 2.271037814034166E-15 4.827627712374823E-13 2.925366075190047E-16
tp -6.435727370037383E-13 1.85260497946644E-12 5.640292950060017E-9 1.573723852786058E-11 1.281910312234164E-9 -6.069945756494346E-15
node -3.087814849309861E-16 2.271037814034166E-15 1.573723852786058E-11 7.115186413555145E-9 -7.104089077377304E-9 -4.475783042521068E-11
peri -1.686055238565458E-13 4.827627712374823E-13 1.281910312234164E-9 -7.104089077377304E-9 7.398174358022012E-9 4.47143063422839E-11
i -1.143197928367743E-16 2.925366075190047E-16 -6.069945756494346E-15 -4.475783042521068E-11 4.47143063422839E-11 1.033144929680048E-11

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.1   n/a MPO384905  
diameter diameter 7.650 km 0.095 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
rotation period rot_per 4.841 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.
Published Reference List:
[Waszczak, A.; Chang, C.-K.; Ofeck, E.O.; Laher, F.; et al. (2015) Astron. J. 150, A75.]
geometric albedo albedo 0.076   0.015 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

17655 (1996 VL3)          Discovered 1996-Nov-06 by Kobayashi, T. at Oizumi
Reference: 20001013/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 1996 VL3 = 1987 SR6 = 1998 FP25 
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