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78259 (2002 PB16)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2078259
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 18 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .0881736527394569 6.1925e-08  
a 2.977729195796528 2.6043e-08 au
q 2.715171935734222 1.7822e-07 au
i 2.096612866039026 9.0113e-06 deg
node 169.7942316367239 0.00016884 deg
peri 128.3555425591231 0.00017919 deg
M 176.2994755261045 6.4704e-05 deg
tp 2458081.374648541614
(2017-Nov-23.87464854)		 0.00033391 TDB
period 1876.835569349298
5.14		 2.4622e-05
6.741e-08		 d
yr
n .1918122215281824 2.5163e-09 deg/d
Q 3.240286455858833 2.8339e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      409  
   data-arc span      8241 days (22.56 yr)  
   first obs. used      1997-07-02  
   last obs. used      2020-01-24  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .59241  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Feb-23 18:20:45  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.70006 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 1.92297 au 
 T_jup = 3.253 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.3   n/a MPO453203  

78259 (2002 PB16)          Discovered 2002-Aug-06 by NEAT at Palomar
Reference: 20040415/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 2002 PB16 = 1997 NQ7 
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