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359955 (2012 BZ31)
Classification: Outer Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2359955
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 12 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .08114592787977899 5.4601e-08  
a 3.201111719307137 4.828e-08 au
q 2.941354538597125 1.7403e-07 au
i 5.934985616640348 7.2314e-06 deg
node 71.38109922225065 6.2863e-05 deg
peri 75.19327862387662 8.1811e-05 deg
M 72.30887254359703 5.0721e-05 deg
tp 2458180.316723671924
(2018-Mar-02.81672367)		 0.00029297 TDB
period 2091.942166390504
5.73		 4.7327e-05
1.296e-07		 d
yr
n .1720888874385826 3.8933e-09 deg/d
Q 3.460868900017149 5.2198e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      146  
   data-arc span      4939 days (13.52 yr)  
   first obs. used      2005-11-30  
   last obs. used      2019-06-09  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .58887  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Sep-24 06:45:17  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.9612 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.57397 au 
 T_jup = 3.181 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.8   n/a MPO440612  

359955 (2012 BZ31)          Discovered 2005-Nov-30 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20130327/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2013-03-29

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Alternate Designations
 2012 BZ31 = 2005 WW174 
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