Table 2 Best-fit orbital elements at epoch JD 2459059.5 (2020 Jul 29.0 TDB)

From: Hayabusa2 extended mission target asteroid 1998 KY26 is smaller and rotating faster than previously known

Element

Value

Uncertainty (1σ)

Eccentricity, e

0.2018782081

7.35 × 10−8

Perihelion distance, q [au]

0.9839821759

5.10 × 10−8

Time of perihelion, Tp [JD TDB]

2459001.1836694

1.21 × 10−5

Longitude of ascending node, Ω [deg]

84.3669158

1.81 × 10−5

Argument of perihelion, ω [deg]

209.3725241

1.97 × 10−5

Inclination, i [deg]

1.48101564

1.55 × 10−6

  1. Values are given with 1σ formal uncertainties.
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