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437769 (2015 AD178)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2437769
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 13 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1556617436976441 8.6682e-08  
a 2.605330516941518 6.6959e-08 au
q 2.199780225765716 2.0897e-07 au
i 4.306004136300716 1.0411e-05 deg
node 95.22579324081804 9.7896e-05 deg
peri 156.1685221926919 0.00011869 deg
M 255.5835009773414 8.1616e-05 deg
tp 2459046.011884249513
(2020-Jul-15.51188425)		 0.00036344 TDB
period 1536.005131670054
4.21		 5.9215e-05
1.621e-07		 d
yr
n .2343742169719071 9.0354e-09 deg/d
Q 3.010880808117319 7.7382e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      84  
   data-arc span      5757 days (15.76 yr)  
   first obs. used      2003-05-02  
   last obs. used      2019-02-04  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .7332  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Jul-14 16:20:52  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.18597 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.02891 au 
 T_jup = 3.391 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.0   n/a MPO336386  

437769 (2015 AD178)          Discovered 2007-Feb-26 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon
Reference: Last Updated: 2015-06-04

Alternate Designations
 2015 AD178 = 2012 MR10 
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