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19318 Somanah (1996 XB2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2019318
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 24 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .238016215669738 5.1825e-08  
a 2.350598346190406 1.1536e-08 au
q 1.791117823270621 1.2121e-07 au
i 24.37049430252564 6.1924e-06 deg
node 263.9686916235653 1.4929e-05 deg
peri 158.2789869399652 2.0492e-05 deg
M 205.259812531057 1.7068e-05 deg
tp 2459566.304873863892
(2021-Dec-17.80487386)		 6.5404e-05 TDB
period 1316.33390086129
3.60		 9.69e-06
2.653e-08		 d
yr
n .2734868408117793 2.0132e-09 deg/d
Q 2.910078869110192 1.4281e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      963  
   data-arc span      12639 days (34.60 yr)  
   first obs. used      1985-11-08  
   last obs. used      2020-06-16  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .48094  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Jun-23 18:31:34  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .818937 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.42616 au 
 T_jup = 3.403 
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456636.5 (2013-Dec-10.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 24 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2384128434778737 5.192e-08  
q 1.789658811936363 1.2136e-07 au
tp 2456935.688379930826
(2014-Oct-05.18837993)		 5.2957e-05 TDB
node 264.0122596023232 1.4926e-05 deg
peri 158.3865142932962 2.0453e-05 deg
i 24.37598772297516 6.194e-06 deg
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      963  
   data-arc span      12639 days (34.60 yr)  
   first obs. used      1985-11-08  
   last obs. used      2020-06-16  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .48094  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Jun-23 18:31:34  

Additional Information
 Jupiter MOID = 2.42616 au 
 T_jup = 3.403 
Orbit Covariance (6×6)
  e q tp node peri i
e 2.6957305532624E-15 -6.284848430475438E-15 -3.917330864909755E-15 1.9032208788264E-15 -5.214167418514303E-15 -2.244805676278203E-15
q -6.284848430475438E-15 1.472933309040698E-14 2.478845511723309E-13 -5.426070405718417E-15 6.646750796657673E-14 5.844598911296797E-15
tp -3.917330864909755E-15 2.478845511723309E-13 2.804470952312779E-9 -2.504687502537911E-11 7.730986604037957E-10 6.180321983193522E-12
node 1.9032208788264E-15 -5.426070405718417E-15 -2.504687502537911E-11 2.227794295453656E-10 -2.088880157032381E-10 -7.03911779813805E-12
peri -5.214167418514303E-15 6.646750796657673E-14 7.730986604037957E-10 -2.088880157032381E-10 4.18327459066499E-10 8.158166797700715E-12
i -2.244805676278203E-15 5.844598911296797E-15 6.180321983193522E-12 -7.03911779813805E-12 8.158166797700715E-12 3.836597601947236E-11

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.9   n/a MPO431721  
diameter diameter 4.252 km 0.087 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.323   0.051 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

19318 Somanah           Discovered 1996 Dec. 2 by F. Manca and M. Cavagna at Sormano.
Radhakhrishna Dinesh Somanah (b. 1960) has been a professor of physics and astrophysics at the University of Mauritius since 1987. As one of the three pioneers of professional astronomy in the republic, he was particularly involved in the construction of the Mauritius Radio Telescope.
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Reference: 20070601/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2007-06-06

Alternate Designations
 1996 XB2 = 1985 VE2 
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