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437203 (2012 WT8)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2437203
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 10 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1222201288789294 1.7869e-07  
a 3.186465136859233 9.9731e-08 au
q 2.797014957164082 6.2489e-07 au
i 11.49633996738744 1.6334e-05 deg
node 51.57800774250875 6.2037e-05 deg
peri 311.8721153748616 7.9034e-05 deg
M 91.4341321085314 4.2743e-05 deg
tp 2458072.823164043567
(2017-Nov-15.32316404)		 0.00025256 TDB
period 2077.601182005324
5.69		 9.7538e-05
2.67e-07		 d
yr
n .1732767593309338 8.1349e-09 deg/d
Q 3.575915316554384 1.1192e-07 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      58  
   data-arc span      4990 days (13.66 yr)  
   first obs. used      2004-05-09  
   last obs. used      2018-01-06  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .68266  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-14 15:04:40  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.81128 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.93446 au 
 T_jup = 3.155 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.4   n/a MPO336242  

437203 (2012 WT8)          Discovered 2004-May-09 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: Last Updated: 2015-06-04

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Alternate Designations
 2012 WT8 = 2004 JM7 
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