Orbital elements:
2012 VN76 Earth MOID = 0.0126 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 332.85676 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.42141417 Peri. 207.13921 +0.27268815 -0.96192393
a 1.7619624 Node 227.04288 +0.88724333 +0.25887447
e 0.4365585 Incl. 1.45118 +0.37207586 +0.08767191
P 2.34 H 27....
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"We are looking...
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