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78262 (2002 PN21)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2078262
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 17 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .07827117093352369 3.8926e-08  
a 2.719357239108092 1.7695e-08 au
q 2.506509963816547 1.14e-07 au
i 3.934163836600189 4.4482e-06 deg
node 202.2330423401644 5.921e-05 deg
peri 223.50228837975 6.8795e-05 deg
M 248.8112180269063 3.7325e-05 deg
tp 2459506.390233355745
(2021-Oct-18.89023336)		 0.00017248 TDB
period 1637.939374604705
4.48		 1.5987e-05
4.377e-08		 d
yr
n .2197883545518169 2.1453e-09 deg/d
Q 2.932204514399636 1.908e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      680  
   data-arc span      7584 days (20.76 yr)  
   first obs. used      2000-02-02  
   last obs. used      2020-11-07  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .57074  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Dec-18 04:12:32  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.5216 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.29962 au 
 T_jup = 3.351 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.5   n/a MPO474673  

78262 (2002 PN21)          Discovered 2002-Aug-06 by NEAT at Palomar
Reference: 20040415/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

Alternate Designations
 2002 PN21 = 2000 CT13 
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