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259077 (2002 VC23)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2259077
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 16 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1735987734569276 1.0002e-07  
a 2.549108182509398 2.0957e-08 au
q 2.106586128616748 2.6687e-07 au
i 3.169600745800972 1.0788e-05 deg
node 28.2075856654831 8.9043e-05 deg
peri 38.23630350304767 0.00011344 deg
M 101.9583554335306 6.6881e-05 deg
tp 2458579.481530225668
(2019-Apr-05.98153023)		 0.00027197 TDB
period 1486.554470933673
4.07		 1.8332e-05
5.019e-08		 d
yr
n .2421707425049091 2.9864e-09 deg/d
Q 2.991630236402047 2.4595e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      292  
   data-arc span      6347 days (17.38 yr)  
   first obs. used      2002-11-05  
   last obs. used      2020-03-22  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .6574  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Nov-11 23:12:35  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.12136 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.31734 au 
 T_jup = 3.418 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.1   n/a MPO454929  

259077 (2002 VC23)          Discovered 2002-Nov-05 by LINEAR at Socorro
Reference: 20110119/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-01-25

Alternate Designations
 2002 VC23 = 2006 TQ40 
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