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26256 (1998 QC73)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2026256
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 21 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1928745448067872 4.6746e-08  
a 2.585483830798866 1.1093e-08 au
q 2.086809813828226 1.24e-07 au
i 13.71984284880186 4.6931e-06 deg
node 190.481584516632 1.3609e-05 deg
peri 209.1303887343213 1.6161e-05 deg
M 42.11740871927321 7.0407e-06 deg
tp 2458822.847915147221
(2019-Dec-05.34791515)		 2.9758e-05 TDB
period 1518.487307072485
4.16		 9.7723e-06
2.676e-08		 d
yr
n .2370780436051517 1.5257e-09 deg/d
Q 3.084157847769506 1.3232e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1194  
   data-arc span      10673 days (29.22 yr)  
   first obs. used      1990-11-08  
   last obs. used      2020-01-28  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .50097  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Feb-23 00:41:25  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.10298 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.38149 au 
 T_jup = 3.356 
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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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