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344325 (2001 VU8)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2344325
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 15 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1110382296702236 5.9243e-08  
a 3.103498879589642 3.1586e-08 au
q 2.758891858216486 1.8151e-07 au
i 15.66617587227939 6.6952e-06 deg
node 246.6102844068675 2.0225e-05 deg
peri 181.4968908970968 3.3792e-05 deg
M 136.5421677687451 2.746e-05 deg
tp 2458243.074174333794
(2018-May-04.57417433)		 0.00014812 TDB
period 1996.989660378382
5.47		 3.0486e-05
8.347e-08		 d
yr
n .1802713389771826 2.7521e-09 deg/d
Q 3.448105900962798 3.5093e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      263  
   data-arc span      6813 days (18.65 yr)  
   first obs. used      2001-10-21  
   last obs. used      2020-06-16  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .53301  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Nov-11 17:03:06  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.77294 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.8715 au 
 T_jup = 3.155 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.4   n/a MPO339097  

344325 (2001 VU8)          Discovered 2001-Nov-09 by LINEAR at Socorro
Reference: 20121128/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2012-12-03

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