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268601 (2006 BN247)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2268601
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 14 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .03901643003792465 4.7112e-08  
a 2.940373102986916 3.2707e-08 au
q 2.825650241528832 1.4242e-07 au
i 7.031114837815982 5.2153e-06 deg
node 331.8805576039065 4.5878e-05 deg
peri 20.94693085097409 8.7195e-05 deg
M 16.34158389008742 7.318e-05 deg
tp 2458516.902414153676
(2019-Feb-02.40241415)		 0.00037467 TDB
period 1841.628761758637
5.04		 3.0728e-05
8.413e-08		 d
yr
n .1954791364445368 3.2616e-09 deg/d
Q 3.055095964445 3.3983e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      245  
   data-arc span      6868 days (18.80 yr)  
   first obs. used      2001-02-13  
   last obs. used      2019-12-04  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .52474  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Dec-14 17:27:09  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.81911 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.15623 au 
 T_jup = 3.261 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.8   n/a MPO454996  
diameter diameter 4.386 km 0.175 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  
geometric albedo albedo 0.040   0.007 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)  

268601 (2006 BN247)          Discovered 2006-Jan-31 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20110319/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-03-23

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