(53435) 1999 VM40 (53435) 1999 VM40 Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPO 39019 (53435) 1999 VM40 Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5 MPC M 132.29132 (2000.0) P Q n 0.28064726 Peri. 354.26129 +0.69486840 -0.68852876 a 2.3104443 Node 51.49825 +0.66989605 +0.51476935 e 0.4848853 Incl. 15.38105 +0.26152855 +0.51082351 P 3.51 H 14.7 G 0.15 U 1 From 311 observations at 4 oppositions, 1974-2002, mean residual 0".55. An explanation of the orbital elements is available. These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs. Ephemeris The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available. Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2004 04 15 12 58.65 +08 33.8 2.050 3.011 159.7 6.6 19.2 2004 04 20 12 53.57 +08 40.4 2.087 3.027 155.0 8.0 19.3 2004 04 25 12 48.87 +08 42.6 2.130 3.043 150.0 9.5 19.4 2004 04 30 12 44.64 +08 40.5 2.180 3.059 144.9 10.9 19.5 2004 05 05 12 40.91 +08 34.2 2.235 3.074 139.7 12.3 19.6 2004 05 10 12 37.74 +08 23.9 2.296 3.089 134.5 13.5 19.7 2004 05 15 12 35.14 +08 09.9 2.361 3.104 129.5 14.6 19.8 2004 05 20 12 33.12 +07 52.6 2.431 3.118 124.5 15.5 19.9 2004 05 25 12 31.67 +07 32.1 2.504 3.132 119.7 16.3 20.1 2004 05 30 12 30.78 +07 08.9 2.580 3.145 115.0 17.0 20.1 2004 06 04 12 30.43 +06 43.1 2.659 3.159 110.4 17.5 20.2 2004 06 09 12 30.58 +06 15.2 2.740 3.172 105.9 17.9 20.3 2004 06 14 12 31.22 +05 45.3 2.822 3.184 101.5 18.2 20.4 2004 06 19 12 32.30 +05 13.7 2.905 3.197 97.3 18.4 20.5 2004 06 24 12 33.81 +04 40.5 2.989 3.208 93.1 18.4 20.6 2004 06 29 12 35.70 +04 06.0 3.072 3.220 89.0 18.4 20.6 2004 07 04 12 37.96 +03 30.4 3.156 3.231 85.1 18.3 20.7 2004 07 09 12 40.54 +02 53.7 3.239 3.242 81.2 18.0 20.7 2004 07 14 12 43.43 +02 16.2 3.321 3.253 77.3 17.8 20.8 2004 07 19 12 46.61 +01 37.9 3.402 3.264 73.6 17.4 20.8 2004 07 24 12 50.05 +00 59.0 3.482 3.274 69.8 16.9 20.9 2004 07 29 12 53.72 +00 19.5 3.559 3.283 66.2 16.4 20.9 2004 08 03 12 57.62 -00 20.4 3.634 3.293 62.6 15.9 21.0 2004 08 08 13 01.72 -01 00.7 3.707 3.302 59.0 15.3 21.0 2004 08 13 13 06.01 -01 41.2 3.778 3.311 55.5 14.6 21.0 2004 08 18 13 10.48 -02 21.9 3.845 3.319 52.0 13.9 21.0 2004 08 23 13 15.10 -03 02.8 3.910 3.327 48.5 13.2 21.0 2004 08 28 13 19.88 -03 43.7 3.971 3.335 45.0 12.4 21.0 2004 09 02 13 24.78 -04 24.6 4.029 3.343 41.6 11.6 21.1 2004 09 07 13 29.82 -05 05.4 4.083 3.350 38.2 10.7 21.1 2004 09 12 13 34.97 -05 46.1 4.134 3.357 34.8 9.8 21.1 2004 12 21 15 29.52 -17 25.3 4.188 3.430 35.1 9.5 21.1 2004 12 26 15 35.09 -17 51.4 4.142 3.431 38.8 10.3 21.1 2004 12 31 15 40.56 -18 16.4 4.091 3.431 42.5 11.2 21.1 2005 01 05 15 45.90 -18 40.5 4.036 3.431 46.2 11.9 21.1 2005 01 10 15 51.11 -19 03.6 3.978 3.430 50.1 12.7 21.1 2005 01 15 15 56.15 -19 25.7 3.915 3.429 53.9 13.4 21.1 2005 01 20 16 01.01 -19 46.9 3.850 3.428 57.8 14.1 21.1 2005 01 25 16 05.66 -20 07.2 3.781 3.427 61.7 14.7 21.1 2005 01 30 16 10.09 -20 26.5 3.710 3.425 65.7 15.2 21.1 2005 02 04 16 14.27 -20 45.1 3.636 3.423 69.8 15.7 21.0 2005 02 09 16 18.17 -21 02.9 3.560 3.421 73.9 16.1 21.0 2005 02 14 16 21.76 -21 19.9 3.482 3.418 78.1 16.4 21.0 2005 02 19 16 25.00 -21 36.2 3.403 3.415 82.4 16.7 20.9 2005 02 24 16 27.88 -21 51.8 3.323 3.412 86.7 16.8 20.9 2005 03 01 16 30.37 -22 06.9 3.242 3.409 91.1 16.9 20.8 2005 03 06 16 32.42 -22 21.4 3.161 3.405 95.6 16.9 20.8 2005 03 11 16 34.00 -22 35.4 3.081 3.401 100.2 16.7 20.7 2005 03 16 16 35.08 -22 48.8 3.001 3.396 104.9 16.4 20.6 2005 03 21 16 35.64 -23 01.8 2.923 3.392 109.7 16.0 20.6 2005 03 26 16 35.63 -23 14.2 2.846 3.386 114.7 15.5 20.5 2005 03 31 16 35.04 -23 26.0 2.773 3.381 119.7 14.9 20.4 2005 04 05 16 33.84 -23 37.2 2.702 3.375 124.9 14.1 20.3 2005 04 10 16 32.02 -23 47.6 2.635 3.369 130.2 13.1 20.2 2005 04 15 16 29.57 -23 57.2 2.572 3.363 135.6 12.0 20.1 2005 04 20 16 26.52 -24 05.7 2.515 3.357 141.1 10.8 20.0 2005 04 25 16 22.87 -24 13.0 2.462 3.350 146.8 9.5 19.9 2005 04 30 16 18.68 -24 19.0 2.416 3.342 152.5 8.0 19.8 2005 05 05 16 14.00 -24 23.4 2.377 3.335 158.3 6.4 19.7 2005 05 10 16 08.89 -24 26.1 2.344 3.327 164.2 4.7 19.6 2005 05 15 16 03.47 -24 27.1 2.319 3.319 169.9 3.1 19.4 2005 05 20 15 57.83 -24 26.4 2.301 3.310 174.9 1.6 19.3 Back to Observable Unusual Minor Planets Astronomical Headlines Index MPC