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259590 (2003 UA238)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2259590
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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 .1744176342702518 4.9894e-08  
a 2.287591184592941 1.1355e-08 au
q 1.888594941998757 1.2068e-07 au
i 5.695699457865189 3.9841e-06 deg
node 70.93705226151123 5.367e-05 deg
peri 359.4289472996459 5.7718e-05 deg
M 268.1325929117243 2.3688e-05 deg
tp 2459322.996500497509
(2021-Apr-18.49650050)		 8.4968e-05 TDB
period 1263.764199500519
3.46		 9.4092e-06
2.576e-08		 d
yr
n .2848632681178053 2.1209e-09 deg/d
Q 2.686587427187124 1.3335e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      344  
   data-arc span      6259 days (17.14 yr)  
   first obs. used      2003-09-28  
   last obs. used      2020-11-16  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .58693  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Dec-18 00:16:51  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .903028 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.594 au 
 T_jup = 3.574 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.9   n/a MPO433691  

259590 (2003 UA238)          Discovered 2003-Oct-23 by NEAT at Haleakala
Reference: 20110119/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-01-25

Alternate Designations
 2003 UA238 = 2003 WV172 
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