Orbital elements:
2012 XG Earth MOID = 0.0909 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 8.97962 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.77450796 Peri. 277.99570 +0.90820441 +0.19406681
a 1.1743173 Node 71.42714 +0.00874087 +0.87700902
e 0.2121513 Incl. 23.02838 -0.41843559 +0.43953754
P 1.27 H 24.1 G 0....
Orbital elements:
2012 XC Earth MOID = 0.0061 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 353.93160 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.39516176 Peri. 294.51038 +0.99722566 -0.03374303
a 1.8391597 Node 67.48007 +0.05868933 +0.90469888
e 0.5612020 Incl. 4.11896 -0.04578796 +0.42471325
P 2.49 H 25.3 G 0...
Orbital elements:
2005 VE7 Earth MOID = 0.1206 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 0.27794 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.27677814 Peri. 14.03406 +0.52305846 +0.84284214
a 2.3319265 Node 287.64136 -0.79422255 +0.42811963
e 0.7158339 Incl. 7.63403 -0.30922546 +0.32608391
P 3.56 H 18.4 G 0....
Orbital elements: 2009 WF106 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0448 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 354.37149 (2000.0) P Q n 0.26056405 Peri. 100.28926 -0.79573868 -0.07850619 a 2.4276890 Node 77.32757 -0.24471384 -0.86533806 e 0.7461799 Incl. 37.99004 +0.55399918 -0.49500183 P 3.78 H 20.0 G 0....
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