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259617 (2003 VL6)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2259617
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 18 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1451047166789212 6.2758e-08  
a 2.282231579056243 8.3184e-09 au
q 1.9510690123816 1.4479e-07 au
i 6.871505857069158 4.1725e-06 deg
node 246.0317414552892 5.3497e-05 deg
peri 133.7124784126854 5.5502e-05 deg
M 314.916769589806 1.4627e-05 deg
tp 2459158.206836171250
(2020-Nov-04.70683617)		 5.126e-05 TDB
period 1259.325485442866
3.45		 6.8851e-06
1.885e-08		 d
yr
n .2858673187840705 1.5629e-09 deg/d
Q 2.613394145730886 9.5255e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      386  
   data-arc span      6233 days (17.07 yr)  
   first obs. used      2003-10-23  
   last obs. used      2020-11-15  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .47362  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Dec-18 00:16:55  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .961557 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.85488 au 
 T_jup = 3.581 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.2   n/a MPO281372  

259617 (2003 VL6)          Discovered 2003-Nov-15 by NEAT at Palomar
Reference: 20110119/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-01-25

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