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48502 (1993 FL5)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2048502
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 15 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1862164132129185 4.1718e-08  
a 2.475992603640055 1.1559e-08 au
q 2.014922141848489 1.0245e-07 au
i 3.140367255501345 4.1361e-06 deg
node 146.4457850147681 7.9278e-05 deg
peri 133.8707804600251 7.9897e-05 deg
M 276.9917709454049 1.2296e-05 deg
tp 2459328.626336048176
(2021-Apr-24.12633605)		 4.9601e-05 TDB
period 1423.057476622606
3.90		 9.9655e-06
2.728e-08		 d
yr
n .2529764299151156 1.7716e-09 deg/d
Q 2.937063065431622 1.3712e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      641  
   data-arc span      9927 days (27.18 yr)  
   first obs. used      1993-03-17  
   last obs. used      2020-05-21  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .58512  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Nov-12 23:37:05  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.00003 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.20635 au 
 T_jup = 3.455 
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456999.5 (2014-Dec-08.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 15 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1873506460077098 4.1754e-08  
q 2.011500492296221 1.0264e-07 au
tp 2456481.239081570314
(2013-Jul-07.73908157)		 4.3924e-05 TDB
node 146.4739125482863 7.9285e-05 deg
peri 133.6771077777774 7.9894e-05 deg
i 3.139698634890503 4.139e-06 deg
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      641  
   data-arc span      9927 days (27.18 yr)  
   first obs. used      1993-03-17  
   last obs. used      2020-05-21  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .58512  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Nov-12 23:37:05  

Additional Information
 Jupiter MOID = 2.20635 au 
 T_jup = 3.455 
Orbit Covariance (6×6)
  e q tp node peri i
e 1.743377344350846E-15 -4.26815688339718E-15 -3.506061132042889E-14 -1.074038202721878E-14 5.395513556447871E-16 8.468906133652472E-16
q -4.26815688339718E-15 1.05348745392249E-14 1.104962205708442E-13 2.549848222455922E-14 1.040706653699643E-14 -2.071480966742052E-15
tp -3.506061132042889E-14 1.104962205708442E-13 1.929326033084886E-9 -3.053968355366417E-13 4.538031467125969E-10 -5.624881242087285E-13
node -1.074038202721878E-14 2.549848222455922E-14 -3.053968355366417E-13 6.286170379378243E-9 -6.276596927175188E-9 -5.546566095956431E-11
peri 5.395513556447871E-16 1.040706653699643E-14 4.538031467125969E-10 -6.276596927175188E-9 6.383052848291867E-9 5.524664147523007E-11
i 8.468906133652472E-16 -2.071480966742052E-15 -5.624881242087285E-13 -5.546566095956431E-11 5.524664147523007E-11 1.713144829590032E-11

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.0   n/a MPO319663  

48502 (1993 FL5)          Discovered 1993-Mar-17 by UESAC at La Silla
Reference: 20021120/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Close-Approach Data   ...sorted by Date/Time (TDB)
Date/Time (TDB) Time Uncertainty
(days_HH:MM)		 Body Nominal Distance (au) Minimum Distance (au) Maximum Distance (au) V-relative (km/s) V-infinity (km/s) JD (TDB) Time Uncertainty (minutes) Semi-major axis (km) Semi-minor axis (km) range-LOV angle (deg) N-sigma BP Orbit Ref. Reference Modified
2066-Jun-02 05:46 00:02 Psych 0.0480905236539822 0.0480802181084097 0.0481008292378083 3.9960650821664 3.99606501920692 2475803.740610671 1.55919031991586 518.102370713781 79.2141713028898 -7.72779735069208 18379.9758590669 T 15 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2020-Nov-12 23:37:07 2020-Nov-12 23:37
2086-Aug-10 22:29 < 00:01 Amphi 0.0447374806434049 0.0447215833797415 0.0447533779860475 5.56244437529465 5.56244435219338 2483178.436491496 0.877699574369986 798.125415178695 65.9024181391439 -6.80115091740319 14622.3291799796 T 15 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2020-Nov-12 23:37:07 2020-Nov-12 23:37
2156-May-12 04:22 00:08 Psych 0.00544853956195771 0.0054447952712552 0.00545238128609238 3.42901646428848 3.42901581669342 2508654.681770394 7.66225879019368 1276.10544071187 78.5995202346552 82.2507692226627 10261.7410197969 T 15 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2020-Nov-12 23:37:07 2020-Nov-12 23:37

Alternate Designations
 1993 FL5 = 1998 SX128 
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