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487623 (2015 MZ109)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2487623
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 8 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2946528938583938 3.1184e-07  
a 2.578031421521861 1.5588e-07 au
q 1.818407002712576 9.0988e-07 au
i 13.93160299940848 2.48e-05 deg
node 103.0521188253708 4.2821e-05 deg
peri 280.1463550622857 0.0001906 deg
M 278.8474884567217 0.00021223 deg
tp 2458941.324024749957
(2020-Apr-01.82402475)		 0.00092175 TDB
period 1511.926699206972
4.14		 0.00013713
3.754e-07		 d
yr
n .2381067813597216 2.1596e-08 deg/d
Q 3.337655840331145 2.0181e-07 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      55  
   data-arc span      4873 days (13.34 yr)  
   first obs. used      2003-09-28  
   last obs. used      2017-01-30  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      1  
   norm. resid. RMS      .67565  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2017-Apr-09 00:15:15  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .882132 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.29916 au 
 T_jup = 3.324 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.3   n/a MPO344106  

487623 (2015 MZ109)          Discovered 2003-Sep-28 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa
Reference: Last Updated: 2017-03-14
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