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344413 (2002 BC)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2344413
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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 .2047232313765417 6.2744e-08  
a 3.182930526334363 3.8103e-08 au
q 2.531310703736155 2.0091e-07 au
i 18.26294948076873 9.0464e-06 deg
node 86.97851361551314 2.6785e-05 deg
peri 335.9119771269575 3.8669e-05 deg
M 59.36888239240296 2.5171e-05 deg
tp 2458258.445318527657
(2018-May-19.94531853)		 0.00014464 TDB
period 2074.145248619346
5.68		 3.7245e-05
1.02e-07		 d
yr
n .1735654724468472 3.1167e-09 deg/d
Q 3.83455034893257 4.5904e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      166  
   data-arc span      6231 days (17.06 yr)  
   first obs. used      2002-01-18  
   last obs. used      2019-02-09  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .534  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-13 06:28:18  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.55549 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.50627 au 
 T_jup = 3.089 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.6   n/a MPO264872  

344413 (2002 BC)          Discovered 2002-Jan-18 by Schiaparelli at Schiaparelli
Reference: 20121128/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2012-12-03

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