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56021 (1998 VD16)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2056021
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 14 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1792571077661717 5.2602e-08  
a 2.332344554658765 1.0454e-08 au
q 1.914255215476455 1.2557e-07 au
i 7.10854685566915 5.0857e-06 deg
node 65.1441998209409 5.6665e-05 deg
peri 340.9789084730263 6.0082e-05 deg
M 264.1633289609412 2.1507e-05 deg
tp 2458946.851209714882
(2020-Apr-07.35120972)		 7.8851e-05 TDB
period 1301.030536072574
3.56		 8.7474e-06
2.395e-08		 d
yr
n .2767037283281093 1.8604e-09 deg/d
Q 2.750433893841075 1.2328e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      433  
   data-arc span      9694 days (26.54 yr)  
   first obs. used      1993-04-18  
   last obs. used      2019-11-02  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .60418  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Dec-04 04:40:18  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .925273 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.63293 au 
 T_jup = 3.538 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.1   n/a MPO502528  

56021 (1998 VD16)          Discovered 1998-Nov-10 by LINEAR at Socorro
Reference: 20030318/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

Alternate Designations
 1998 VD16 = 1993 HQ10 = 1998 YQ8 
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