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259085 (2002 VJ46)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2259085
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 14 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .200104046894679 1.0389e-07  
a 2.529443752767906 1.2042e-08 au
q 2.023291821446584 2.6568e-07 au
i 3.493522499738716 4.0075e-06 deg
node 107.0347218463787 0.00013801 deg
peri 264.5501239265689 0.00013854 deg
M 154.2514098397401 1.1818e-05 deg
tp 2458370.903060983309
(2018-Sep-09.40306098)		 4.7503e-05 TDB
period 1469.386233043137
4.02		 1.0493e-05
2.873e-08		 d
yr
n .2450002537824454 1.7495e-09 deg/d
Q 3.035595684089228 1.4451e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      308  
   data-arc span      6352 days (17.39 yr)  
   first obs. used      2002-10-31  
   last obs. used      2020-03-22  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .56591  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Nov-11 23:12:32  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.02692 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.43223 au 
 T_jup = 3.421 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.1   n/a MPO454929  

259085 (2002 VJ46)          Discovered 2002-Nov-05 by NEAT at Palomar
Reference: 20110119/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-01-25

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Alternate Designations
 2002 VJ46 = 2006 TX55 
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