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268817 (2006 VQ68)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2268817
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 11 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .08331905534396056 5.9412e-08  
a 2.29396797903317 1.8087e-08 au
q 2.102836734030832 1.3342e-07 au
i 8.70002237801738 7.7862e-06 deg
node 65.18896424747649 4.1576e-05 deg
peri 75.1158421974507 6.3443e-05 deg
M 143.8824890094691 4.9025e-05 deg
tp 2458093.293401080099
(2017-Dec-05.79340108)		 0.00017115 TDB
period 1269.05210542436
3.47		 1.5009e-05
4.109e-08		 d
yr
n .2836762954501533 3.355e-09 deg/d
Q 2.485099224035508 1.9594e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      234  
   data-arc span      9182 days (25.14 yr)  
   first obs. used      1994-05-15  
   last obs. used      2019-07-05  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .59816  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Sep-24 04:38:52  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.13637 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.5551 au 
 T_jup = 3.576 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.9   n/a MPO476136  

268817 (2006 VQ68)          Discovered 2006-Nov-11 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20110319/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-03-23
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