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Orbital elements:
2012 VE37 Earth MOID = 0.1519 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 223.76989 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.92576490 Peri. 149.86096 -0.93225140 +0.28157541
a 1.0426429 Node 48.32989 -0.36168253 -0.74200125
e 0.5411701 Incl. 17.70789 +0.00964796 -0.60839908
P 1.06 H 20....
Orbital elements:
2012 VB37 Earth MOID = 0.0131 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 344.34968 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.56182110 Peri. 149.58290 +0.82816486 -0.55986465
a 1.4545791 Node 244.48649 +0.50817464 +0.76987687
e 0.3151596 Incl. 1.67337 +0.23643497 +0.30633509
P 1.75 H 25....
Orbital elements:
2012 VD37 Earth MOID = 0.1028 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 311.24699 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.67682545 Peri. 211.58778 +0.25671117 -0.93140131
a 1.2847489 Node 225.04522 +0.94522442 +0.29764759
e 0.1655505 Incl. 21.38625 +0.20161888 -0.20951734
P 1.46 H 25...
Orbital elements:
2012 TA219 Earth MOID = 0.4504 AU
Epoch 2012 Oct. 20.0 TT = JDT 2456220.5 MPC
M 331.67293 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.22877192 Peri. 91.39618 -0.53852881 -0.80687814
a 2.6476927 Node 34.93921 +0.49963326 -0.53778191
e 0.5623221 Incl. 25.08034 +0.67849342 -0.24441416
P 4.31 H 18.0...
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