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243555 (1991 VB8)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2243555
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 10 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1275173431341818 6.1114e-08  
a 2.97292575115701 2.3112e-08 au
q 2.593826158034276 1.8462e-07 au
i 9.836375088844303 5.8167e-06 deg
node 212.5247963172796 4.2267e-05 deg
peri 149.4853018754672 5.0781e-05 deg
M 157.7962356276621 2.7789e-05 deg
tp 2457779.829809150137
(2017-Jan-26.32980915)		 0.00014093 TDB
period 1872.296050224401
5.13		 2.1834e-05
5.978e-08		 d
yr
n .1922772843305698 2.2422e-09 deg/d
Q 3.352025344279743 2.606e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      221  
   data-arc span      10007 days (27.40 yr)  
   first obs. used      1991-11-04  
   last obs. used      2019-03-29  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .63523  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-13 09:48:00  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.59686 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.14345 au 
 T_jup = 3.228 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.8   n/a MPO433596  

243555 (1991 VB8)          Discovered 1991-Nov-04 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20100726/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2010-07-28
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