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277997 (2006 UT78)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2277997
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 8 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .01390460720382437 8.7216e-08  
a 2.147483874360005 1.5486e-08 au
q 2.117623954610482 1.8643e-07 au
i 3.173592121431487 6.2965e-06 deg
node 268.1712549351131 0.00016475 deg
peri 252.2136514352525 0.00026261 deg
M 223.6264458202246 0.00020146 deg
tp 2459035.932611730939
(2020-Jul-05.43261173)		 0.00064284 TDB
period 1149.458494104317
3.15		 1.2434e-05
3.404e-08		 d
yr
n .3131909519538763 3.3878e-09 deg/d
Q 2.177343794109528 1.5702e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      113  
   data-arc span      6412 days (17.56 yr)  
   first obs. used      2000-12-18  
   last obs. used      2018-07-09  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .50594  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-14 08:23:53  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.12507 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.79433 au 
 T_jup = 3.706 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.9   n/a MPO455063  

277997 (2006 UT78)          Discovered 2006-Oct-17 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20110517/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-05-20
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