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487949 (2015 TB243)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2487949
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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 .04348446331356148 1.1727e-07  
a 2.611989203227967 4.6281e-08 au
q 2.498408254544782 3.2916e-07 au
i 12.33668510018497 1.3106e-05 deg
node 36.87236170851669 3.8446e-05 deg
peri 16.25971249603706 0.00022088 deg
M 275.4021303413763 0.00021215 deg
tp 2458962.836778744986
(2020-Apr-23.33677875)		 0.00091183 TDB
period 1541.897460001796
4.22		 4.098e-05
1.122e-07		 d
yr
n .233478560889244 6.2053e-09 deg/d
Q 2.725570151911152 4.8293e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      78  
   data-arc span      5281 days (14.46 yr)  
   first obs. used      2005-05-14  
   last obs. used      2019-10-29  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .59936  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Nov-08 18:49:17  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.50893 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.44317 au 
 T_jup = 3.375 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.4   n/a MPO399184  

487949 (2015 TB243)          Discovered 2011-Sep-27 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon
Reference: Last Updated: 2017-03-14

Alternate Designations
 2015 TB243 = 2011 WL50 
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