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259640 (2003 WQ48)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2259640
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 11 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1140882896576351 5.1965e-08  
a 2.219577254949988 1.5127e-08 au
q 1.966349482169755 1.1138e-07 au
i 6.313421995951092 5.5209e-06 deg
node 247.5702960223937 6.8675e-05 deg
peri 3.022138368652792 7.6773e-05 deg
M 145.4105141965527 3.4741e-05 deg
tp 2458512.637839299800
(2019-Jan-29.13783930)		 0.000116 TDB
period 1207.824474196349
3.31		 1.2348e-05
3.381e-08		 d
yr
n .2980565534901365 3.0471e-09 deg/d
Q 2.472805027730221 1.6853e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      154  
   data-arc span      6907 days (18.91 yr)  
   first obs. used      2000-11-26  
   last obs. used      2019-10-25  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .64748  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Nov-08 03:29:54  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .952219 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.55393 au 
 T_jup = 3.634 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.4   n/a MPO437206  

259640 (2003 WQ48)          Discovered 2003-Nov-19 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20110119/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-01-25

Alternate Designations
 2003 WQ48 = 2002 JU139 
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