+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   268817 (2006 VQ68) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2268817 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 11 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .08365443235770546 5.947e-08   a 2.293377553974758 1.7904e-08 au q 2.101526356515096 1.336e-07 au i 8.699701521541639 7.7859e-06 deg node 65.18499041377655 4.1585e-05 deg peri 74.99240021525357 6.3292e-05 deg M 257.5329140718467 4.9249e-05 deg tp 2459361.571863983136 (2021-May-27.07186398) 0.000175 TDB period 1268.562191034407 3.47 1.4855e-05 4.067e-08 d yr n .2837858502675774 3.3232e-09 deg/d Q 2.485228751434419 1.9402e-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 = 1.13464 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.55386 au   T_jup = 3.577  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 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.arc Last Updated: 2011-03-23 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2021-Jan-16 10:06 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin