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20165 (1996 VT2)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2020165
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 14 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1691495348045924 3.4204e-08  
a 2.328769180018293 8.1823e-09 au
q 1.934858956550926 7.7851e-08 au
i 1.575804746696596 5.4429e-06 deg
node 221.9751882839969 0.00015172 deg
peri 262.8667680278626 0.00015272 deg
M 57.34446153646358 1.7717e-05 deg
tp 2458393.734977786448
(2018-Oct-02.23497779)		 6.3534e-05 TDB
period 1298.040054828092
3.55		 6.8412e-06
1.873e-08		 d
yr
n .2773412104356651 1.4617e-09 deg/d
Q 2.722679403485659 9.5664e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1070  
   data-arc span      9221 days (25.25 yr)  
   first obs. used      1994-02-08  
   last obs. used      2019-05-09  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .52937  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-May-30 02:49:52  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .951435 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.34641 au 
 T_jup = 3.553 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.5   n/a MPO337428  

20165 (1996 VT2)          Discovered 1996-Nov-10 by di Cicco, D. at Sudbury
Reference: 20010109/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 1996 VT2 = 1994 CG8 
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