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20697 (1999 VK115)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2020697
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 26 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .07434178830270784 5.1054e-08  
a 2.977446368854471 2.4174e-08 au
q 2.756097681218426 1.5494e-07 au
i 10.04897773800549 5.0153e-06 deg
node 282.4856760781558 3.3514e-05 deg
peri 8.89785183380482 5.361e-05 deg
M 17.63653650849086 4.1459e-05 deg
tp 2458508.566213244608
(2019-Jan-25.06621324)		 0.00021641 TDB
period 1876.568180833432
5.14		 2.2854e-05
6.257e-08		 d
yr
n .1918395524750477 2.3363e-09 deg/d
Q 3.198795056490516 2.5971e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      770  
   data-arc span      16869 days (46.18 yr)  
   first obs. used      1973-09-20  
   last obs. used      2019-11-27  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .52693  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Dec-04 00:09:11  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.73959 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.95833 au 
 T_jup = 3.233 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.3   n/a MPO449103  

20697 (1999 VK115)          Discovered 1999-Nov-09 by CSS at Catalina
Reference: 20010109/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 1999 VK115 = 1998 MP43 = 5001 T-2 
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