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379968 (2012 QO40)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2379968
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 18 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1434445042274362 7.1165e-08  
a 2.671480037561104 4.5522e-08 au
q 2.288270908019659 1.8448e-07 au
i 12.68299205032658 7.6474e-06 deg
node 113.7468072874808 3.3555e-05 deg
peri 220.9925701651897 4.7797e-05 deg
M 195.9735736223327 3.8868e-05 deg
tp 2459327.170699527465
(2021-Apr-22.67069953)		 0.00017653 TDB
period 1594.873811537878
4.37		 4.0765e-05
1.116e-07		 d
yr
n .2257231872488177 5.7695e-09 deg/d
Q 3.054689167102549 5.2052e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      255  
   data-arc span      8116 days (22.22 yr)  
   first obs. used      1997-01-11  
   last obs. used      2019-04-02  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .61697  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-14 14:45:02  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.29138 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.29943 au 
 T_jup = 3.331 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.5   n/a MPO437556  

379968 (2012 QO40)          Discovered 2008-Oct-08 by CSS at Catalina
Reference: Last Updated: 2013-11-20

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Alternate Designations
 2012 QO40 = 2010 CV250 
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