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(2018 VM6)
Classification: Apollo [NEO]          SPK-ID: 3836169
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 5 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2244019245699094 0.00040174  
a 1.300279823145228 0.0006918 au
q 1.008494528352018 1.419e-05 au
i 30.06101499275301 0.019921 deg
node 46.7081105023359 0.00068371 deg
peri 359.3504418156293 0.0026532 deg
M 17.72471346926653 0.2999 deg
tp 2458973.835687860188
(2020-May-04.33568786)		 0.42987 TDB
period 541.5688319575193
1.48		 0.4322
0.001183		 d
yr
n .6647354477523524 0.0005305 deg/d
Q 1.592065117938439 0.00084704 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      120  
   data-arc span      19 days  
   first obs. used      2018-11-09  
   last obs. used      2018-11-28  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      7  
   norm. resid. RMS      .43651  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2018-Dec-02 06:24:28  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .0185183 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 3.80906 au 
 T_jup = 4.845 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 22.9   .41453 E2018X15 autocmod 2.6q

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Close-Approach Data   ...sorted by Date/Time (TDB)
Date/Time (TDB) Time Uncertainty
(days_HH:MM)		 Body Nominal Distance (au) Minimum Distance (au) Maximum Distance (au) V-relative (km/s) V-infinity (km/s) JD (TDB) Time Uncertainty (minutes) Semi-major axis (km) Semi-minor axis (km) range-LOV angle (deg) N-sigma BP Orbit Ref. Reference Modified
1941-Nov-08 20:46 5_09:45 Earth 0.018011097647879 0.0179933923005266 0.132114064863182 16.5415700564471 16.5326243859719 2430307.365046363 7785.13336639475 6487480.25546355 12.2324425042608 -87.4775708031964 173258.459360357 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
1944-Oct-29 03:56 3_09:12 Earth 0.236634059281044 0.163327548700936 0.311562141045501 17.683927000446 17.6832902574033 2431392.664133392 4872.32798224422 3823051.87901127 148.939959506775 -14.0576698752441 53002.7415764053 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
1947-Oct-18 23:47 1_04:41 Earth 0.470180766011088 0.445735931918593 0.49465144445087 21.0871633949068 21.0868946550374 2432477.491150112 1721.47024173047 1231935.08752222 203.99415477083 -8.10439648776087 44216.4371341047 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2012-Nov-30 06:58 3_17:35 Earth 0.498090827145802 0.415049605714683 0.587479486063728 22.3116164133011 22.3113766541946 2456261.789933391 5374.67607510675 5135157.64643326 358.209554739821 32.5913386664436 97751.0231616045 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2015-Nov-20 16:03 1_21:56 Earth 0.25727011117046 0.216969338575659 0.304882936653235 18.351330551653 18.3507661839627 2457347.168910000 2755.9936258444 3084763.1031127 156.650936421781 43.8907754547051 146646.081073306 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2018-Nov-10 01:44 < 00:01 Earth 0.0239217622804311 0.0238673882964464 0.0239761360690514 16.5618855449696 16.5551589138677 2458432.571882933 0.0400713672102803 2709.26116157488 19.9169647636519 -0.380002261815307 1132.75146482632 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2021-Oct-31 03:39 2_00:29 Earth 0.203502932139802 0.159348555051051 0.248426161523356 17.3897576462107 17.3890047110848 2459518.652198645 2908.68928926041 2306979.99333097 133.901564839094 -15.3064001222798 55206.6803583374 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2024-Oct-20 16:01 4_04:19 Earth 0.42268401990871 0.336065914035294 0.509749639152371 20.3027400110137 20.3024295227453 2460604.167498634 6019.20504550884 4384439.59036269 193.478295382428 -8.81093404401683 45364.2038330153 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2038-Nov-16 23:33 1_07:24 Mars 0.0464899593287042 0.0336285467980566 0.24628514806242 11.1983410589501 11.1977911332784 2465744.480922742 1884.45769142634 10565599.7560845 49.3140429963831 46.3346411964025 107348.761221567 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2087-Oct-12 01:00 02:30 Mars 0.038257219587319 0.0270466784580639 0.0696495143647305 11.2220834818418 11.2214166256441 2483605.541939731 150.011962943726 1851418.01263195 118.353756355299 44.993633437704 33933.3301910637 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2095-Nov-27 22:38 4_23:15 Earth 0.4198117020116 0.319017965160629 0.540493599188742 20.8237990728946 20.8234942826726 2486574.442952625 7155.30605142529 7176392.23765376 298.250356154457 38.0296243809308 111493.161395398 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2098-Nov-17 21:15 7_13:09 Earth 0.191715512718468 0.125374964917093 0.395960144927085 17.5802226524248 17.5794320821238 2487660.385515703 10869.1118576286 11496702.5451659 111.298100615651 40.8433907237639 155436.877118595 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2104-Oct-28 15:43 9_16:14 Earth 0.278925106549239 0.0829748311667981 0.491270502040316 18.2124534997875 18.2119289791902 2489831.154962275 13933.6959789102 10731795.1538004 160.587691085812 -12.458121048067 51149.6583865279 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2135-Nov-22 13:31 21:24 Earth 0.26811721653788 0.248355314370252 0.289411175550891 18.4534018471639 18.4528633076764 2501178.063293016 1283.74495332288 1439015.64656663 164.47219284804 44.4899216180041 144830.545864261 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2138-Nov-11 18:48 1_21:06 Earth 0.029662764426274 0.0190536502365007 0.0707230788376463 16.5708969384941 16.5654753597659 2502263.283662659 2705.93309799932 2262767.87560925 17.3367549663298 39.9763965963405 174363.321012987 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2141-Nov-01 16:00 2_09:10 Earth 0.198885850721715 0.147083023293358 0.251829332531622 17.3789863697685 17.3782154775549 2503349.166453297 3430.47752128283 2717645.41624193 131.048184225411 -15.4765141037578 55665.2565658037 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2144-Oct-22 00:54 2_22:00 Earth 0.421787323961018 0.361613327136014 0.482193883990125 20.3453244759031 20.3450139788187 2504434.537490320 4199.98180000418 3046734.41527951 192.522819147949 -9.23674630468879 47562.6877490081 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2157-May-15 12:08 04:15 Mars 0.0677330968409602 0.0341830132058851 0.141385455769079 11.5366396931205 11.5362733122237 2509023.005589113 255.226436265846 3925292.13084008 42.5065054832535 -30.3112980495244 115222.242916645 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2175-Nov-25 14:39 5_23:40 Earth 0.335742212983558 0.233696514329218 0.490079437972833 19.3969616225759 19.3965524775441 2515791.110400503 8620.13523571202 9285441.60073716 223.804096719023 42.0950391907263 127455.867182834 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2178-Nov-15 17:53 6_07:00 Earth 0.113605257972854 0.0588276954371317 0.271038014790132 16.9322931885273 16.9309079775975 2516877.244948106 9060.03693466677 8347143.81918113 80.374187359793 31.1902773352945 114912.554606368 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2181-Nov-05 23:42 6_06:11 Earth 0.106153822569584 0.0332630544073903 0.249265643353044 16.7446235157625 16.7431244496995 2517963.487554927 9010.52791362213 7291899.50520372 84.3760874852794 -18.265777110019 54593.1998072084 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
2184-Oct-26 13:47 5_22:05 Earth 0.328088591487391 0.204195753298465 0.454281794289049 18.9027420720657 18.9023124353829 2519049.074379318 8524.89440553693 6384365.08289402 174.828442107833 -11.4556732327619 50673.6624458497 T 5 CATAB v2.0e-lin.ifort 2018-Dec-02 06:24:31 2018-Dec-11 17:24
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