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(2004 BX159)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 3250627
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 23 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1461374327728951 8.78e-08  
a 2.531179658739845 1.7608e-08 au
q 2.161279561524632 2.2064e-07 au
i 4.093782346302385 8.7354e-06 deg
node 159.7301432594029 7.8922e-05 deg
peri 153.4097464168664 8.1493e-05 deg
M 240.4827419593679 2.4335e-05 deg
tp 2459488.827300511250
(2021-Oct-01.32730051)
0.00010279 TDB
period 1470.899107510351
4.03
1.5349e-05
4.202e-08
d
yr
n .2447482619044737 2.5539e-09 deg/d
Q 2.901079755955059 2.0182e-08 au
  Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      146  
   data-arc span      8286 days (22.69 yr)  
   first obs. used      1997-07-14  
   last obs. used      2020-03-21  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .55772  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Apr-11 06:28:53  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.14829 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.36803 au 
 T_jup = 3.432 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 16.9   n/a E2016F66  

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Close-Approach Data   ...sorted by Date/Time (TDB)
Date/Time (TDB) Time Uncertainty
(days_HH:MM)
Body Nominal Distance (au) Minimum Distance (au) Maximum Distance (au) V-relative (km/s) V-infinity (km/s) JD (TDB) Time Uncertainty (minutes) Semi-major axis (km) Semi-minor axis (km) range-LOV angle (deg) N-sigma BP Orbit Ref. Reference Modified
1961-Sep-18 16:44 < 00:01 Juno 0.00366813101716836 0.00365546537413584 0.00368079692371564 7.08322094591644 7.08322047767444 2437561.197176254 0.913803713250762 633.336118353709 95.7292850737546 -4.54074891160734 974.785674713476 T 23 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2020-Apr-11 06:28:55 2020-Apr-11 06:29
2168-Jan-26 21:45 00:10 Europ 0.0328663166386025 0.0328535798870139 0.0328790760654399 3.67005318014088 3.67005309202619 2512931.406367712 9.67000313559016 1517.41472217329 101.561401977901 -65.5293101693532 44047.3702508744 T 23 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2020-Apr-11 06:28:55 2020-Apr-11 06:29
2181-May-08 04:51 00:01 Juno 0.0452760639244392 0.0452470904560498 0.0453050460570144 6.5781997604272 6.57819971957925 2517781.701908298 1.43959737580755 1751.20418119115 110.678719990082 -34.5082152980928 34802.2095065335 T 23 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2020-Apr-11 06:28:55 2020-Apr-11 06:29
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