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268463 (2005 WS177)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2268463
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 13 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .03746825018278976 1.042e-07  
a 2.628095825321036 2.3295e-08 au
q 2.529625673433562 2.8236e-07 au
i 2.128786455303793 5.6708e-06 deg
node 52.63162644243533 0.00018447 deg
peri 163.3680077525949 0.00021065 deg
M 293.6604519533936 0.00010733 deg
tp 2458887.267697364775
(2020-Feb-07.76769737)		 0.0004655 TDB
period 1556.181404473709
4.26		 2.0691e-05
5.665e-08		 d
yr
n .2313354978828768 3.0758e-09 deg/d
Q 2.72656597720851 2.4168e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      230  
   data-arc span      8235 days (22.55 yr)  
   first obs. used      1996-11-08  
   last obs. used      2019-05-27  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .61216  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Sep-24 04:38:40  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.52199 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.23509 au 
 T_jup = 3.399 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.9   n/a MPO427488  

268463 (2005 WS177)          Discovered 2005-Nov-30 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20110319/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-03-23

Alternate Designations
 2005 WS177 = 1996 VD21 
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