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259231 (2003 BM38)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2259231
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 13 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .0997481410453967 5.7822e-08  
a 2.811802222387008 2.6315e-08 au
q 2.53133017771659 1.6089e-07 au
i 3.973794927566952 5.3323e-06 deg
node 289.9113175326447 0.00010675 deg
peri 228.9489892999996 0.00011321 deg
M 216.0386236246889 4.1165e-05 deg
tp 2459689.182537603273
(2022-Apr-19.68253760)		 0.00020226 TDB
period 1722.168263318277
4.72		 2.4176e-05
6.619e-08		 d
yr
n .2090388074544768 2.9345e-09 deg/d
Q 3.092274267057427 2.8939e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      172  
   data-arc span      6504 days (17.81 yr)  
   first obs. used      2003-01-27  
   last obs. used      2020-11-17  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .64211  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Dec-18 00:16:36  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.54267 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.91333 au 
 T_jup = 3.310 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.4   n/a MPO476068  

259231 (2003 BM38)          Discovered 2003-Jan-27 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa
Reference: 20110119/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-01-25

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