+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   215109 (1996 VM15) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2215109 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 12 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1128649705691198 3.8157e-08   a 2.305062059453103 1.1277e-08 au q 2.044901297952934 8.6927e-08 au i 4.975405331821381 4.4051e-06 deg node 221.9641786342542 5.9467e-05 deg peri 63.60478950998093 6.631e-05 deg M 14.81133250853221 2.658e-05 deg tp 2458947.908689668098 (2020-Apr-08.40868967) 9.4486e-05 TDB period 1278.269305518484 3.50 9.3809e-06 2.568e-08 d yr n .2816307944232291 2.0668e-09 deg/d Q 2.565222820953272 1.255e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      255      data-arc span      8745 days (23.94 yr)      first obs. used      1996-11-05      last obs. used      2020-10-15      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .53726      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-12 03:44:01   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.03443 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.55361 au   T_jup = 3.575  [ hide covariance matrix ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457745.5 (2016-Dec-23.0) TDB Reference: JPL 12 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .112134625653645 3.816e-08   q 2.046165053205678 8.6858e-08 au tp 2457670.462372980831 (2016-Oct-08.96237298) 9.8267e-05 TDB node 221.9873820762332 5.9437e-05 deg peri 63.74816132242182 6.6369e-05 deg i 4.976544597247853 4.4065e-06 deg   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      255      data-arc span      8745 days (23.94 yr)      first obs. used      1996-11-05      last obs. used      2020-10-15      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .53726      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-12 03:44:01   Additional Information  Jupiter MOID = 2.55361 au   T_jup = 3.575  Orbit Covariance (6×6)   e q tp node peri i e 1.456156128762806E-15 -3.292972587594694E-15 7.463722877998049E-13 -5.939729455310276E-15 1.93917842691569E-13 -3.497706057954755E-15 q -3.292972587594694E-15 7.544357029014844E-15 -2.084809346683862E-12 1.48027415620547E-14 -5.582300543743573E-13 8.384556094230194E-15 tp 7.463722877998049E-13 -2.084809346683862E-12 9.656312228152267E-9 3.385885880911751E-12 2.929685178066588E-9 -1.337346460181402E-11 node -5.939729455310276E-15 1.48027415620547E-14 3.385885880911751E-12 3.532809584077134E-9 -3.517759109992172E-9 -1.02610613582174E-10 peri 1.93917842691569E-13 -5.582300543743573E-13 2.929685178066588E-9 -3.517759109992172E-9 4.404798846038338E-9 9.824957874278925E-11 i -3.497706057954755E-15 8.384556094230194E-15 -1.337346460181402E-11 -1.02610613582174E-10 9.824957874278925E-11 1.941705312956359E-11 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 17.5   n/a MPO470310   215109 (1996 VM15)          Discovered 1996-Nov-05 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak Reference: 20090607/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2009-06-08 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1996 VM15 = 2006 QD35  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jan-17 23:16 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin