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26256 (1998 QC73)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2026256
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 18 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1926385154822989 4.7101e-08  
a 2.584872949767429 1.1349e-08 au
q 2.08692686201388 1.2471e-07 au
i 13.72094198064745 4.7495e-06 deg
node 190.4860218607574 1.4114e-05 deg
peri 209.1268007363823 1.6575e-05 deg
M 307.2660224893593 7.2902e-06 deg
tp 2458822.854159666190
(2019-Dec-05.35415967)		 3.0679e-05 TDB
period 1517.949171645102
4.16		 9.9973e-06
2.737e-08		 d
yr
n .2371620912773016 1.562e-09 deg/d
Q 3.082819037520978 1.3536e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1067  
   data-arc span      10584 days (28.98 yr)  
   first obs. used      1990-11-08  
   last obs. used      2019-10-31  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .52006  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Nov-07 04:52:09  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.10245 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.38037 au 
 T_jup = 3.357 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.7   n/a MPO449153  

26256 (1998 QC73)          Discovered 1998-Aug-24 by LINEAR at Socorro
Reference: 20010705/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

Alternate Designations
 1998 QC73 = 1990 VS = 2001 JA3 
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