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58505 (1996 VU15)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2058505
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 15 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1490742854001074 4.1114e-08  
a 2.689554034930568 2.0113e-08 au
q 2.288610689128317 1.096e-07 au
i 14.86708565444963 5.4929e-06 deg
node 50.86948438286629 2.19e-05 deg
peri 208.7312670724532 3.0426e-05 deg
M 173.5637147601969 2.2847e-05 deg
tp 2457823.760709960173
(2017-Mar-11.26070996)		 9.9637e-05 TDB
period 1611.086423223203
4.41		 1.8072e-05
4.948e-08		 d
yr
n .2234516999279094 2.5066e-09 deg/d
Q 3.090497380732818 2.3112e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      428  
   data-arc span      8399 days (23.00 yr)  
   first obs. used      1996-11-05  
   last obs. used      2019-11-04  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .59642  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Dec-04 05:06:32  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.28454 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.97581 au 
 T_jup = 3.309 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.3   n/a MPO417228  

58505 (1996 VU15)          Discovered 1996-Nov-05 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak
Reference: 20030614/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 1996 VU15 = 1999 JY116 
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