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20968 (1978 VM8)
Classification:
Main-belt Asteroid
SPK-ID:
2020968
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference:
JPL 18
(heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element
Value
Uncertainty (1-sigma)
Units
e
.152663779978196
3.7301e-08
a
2.369711041196281
1.0425e-08
au
q
2.00794199619119
8.8643e-08
au
i
5.938221836822313
5.5579e-06
deg
node
229.3961026728102
4.9302e-05
deg
peri
243.6187288898144
5.6717e-05
deg
M
355.8753056603485
2.4952e-05
deg
t
p
2458615.766194276791
(2019-May-12.26619428)
9.2351e-05
TDB
period
1332.42114132246
3.65
8.7927e-06
2.407e-08
d
yr
n
.2701848453430358
1.783e-09
deg/d
Q
2.731480086201372
1.2017e-08
au
Orbit Determination Parameters
# obs. used (total)
728
data-arc span
14706 days (40.26 yr)
first obs. used
1978-11-05
last obs. used
2019-02-09
planetary ephem.
DE431
SB-pert. ephem.
SB431-N16
condition code
0
norm. resid. RMS
.53333
source
ORB
producer
Otto Matic
solution date
2019-Jul-12 23:47:48
Additional Information
Earth MOID
= 1.03294 au
Jupiter MOID
= 2.40546 au
T_jup
= 3.522
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter
Symbol
Value
Units
Sigma
Reference
Notes
absolute magnitude
H
15.9
n/a
MPO412341
20968 (1978 VM8)
Discovered 1978-Nov-07 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar
Reference:
20010208/Numbers.arc
Last Updated:
2004-04-19
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Alternate Designations
1978 VM8
= 1998 HK78
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