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295251 (2008 GQ40)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2295251
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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 .05886889955880165 6.7967e-08  
a 2.744376682130003 2.9819e-08 au
q 2.582818246878174 1.8926e-07 au
i 6.618909790122663 6.6316e-06 deg
node 158.7544463721748 6.9588e-05 deg
peri 211.1299361038109 9.4365e-05 deg
M 356.1010867381089 6.2805e-05 deg
tp 2458618.484777973983
(2019-May-14.98477797)		 0.00028963 TDB
period 1660.596077865444
4.55		 2.7064e-05
7.41e-08		 d
yr
n .2167896243996611 3.5332e-09 deg/d
Q 2.905935117381831 3.1574e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      127  
   data-arc span      8411 days (23.03 yr)  
   first obs. used      1996-10-15  
   last obs. used      2019-10-26  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .62077  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Nov-08 06:59:36  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.58256 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.37697 au 
 T_jup = 3.336 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.9   n/a MPO455182  

295251 (2008 GQ40)          Discovered 2008-Apr-04 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20110912/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2011-09-14
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