MPC
(40237) 1998 VM6 Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5 MPC M 252.65438 (2000.0) P Q n 0.08219236 Peri. 127.39497 +0.22559208 -0.97053803 a 5.2390003 Node 309.35014 +0.85567255 +0.23892781 e 0.2192196 Incl. 6.28399 +0.46576035 +0.03113559 P 12.0 H 11.6 G 0.15 U 2 From 138 observations at 5 oppositions, 1998-2003, mean residual 0".58.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.
Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2008 08 22 22 00.46 -09 24.6 4.332 5.342 177.4 0.5 18.5 2008 08 27 21 57.91 -09 35.4 4.329 5.334 173.7 1.2 18.6 2008 09 01 21 55.41 -09 46.2 4.333 5.326 168.5 2.2 18.7 2008 09 06 21 52.99 -09 56.7 4.345 5.318 163.1 3.2 18.7 2008 09 11 21 50.70 -10 06.8 4.365 5.310 157.7 4.1 18.8 2008 09 16 21 48.57 -10 16.3 4.391 5.302 152.3 5.1 18.9 2008 09 21 21 46.63 -10 24.9 4.423 5.294 147.0 5.9 18.9 2008 09 26 21 44.93 -10 32.6 4.462 5.285 141.7 6.8 19.0 2008 10 01 21 43.48 -10 39.1 4.507 5.277 136.4 7.5 19.0 2008 10 06 21 42.31 -10 44.5 4.557 5.269 131.2 8.2 19.1 2008 10 11 21 41.44 -10 48.5 4.611 5.261 126.0 8.8 19.1 2008 10 16 21 40.87 -10 51.1 4.670 5.252 120.9 9.4 19.2 2008 10 21 21 40.61 -10 52.3 4.732 5.244 115.9 9.8 19.2 2008 10 26 21 40.67 -10 52.0 4.797 5.236 111.0 10.2 19.3 2008 10 31 21 41.04 -10 50.2 4.865 5.228 106.1 10.5 19.3 2008 11 05 21 41.72 -10 46.9 4.934 5.219 101.3 10.7 19.3 2008 11 10 21 42.71 -10 42.1 5.005 5.211 96.5 10.9 19.4 2008 11 15 21 44.00 -10 35.7 5.077 5.203 91.8 11.0 19.4 2008 11 20 21 45.56 -10 27.9 5.148 5.194 87.2 11.0 19.4 2008 11 25 21 47.40 -10 18.6 5.220 5.186 82.6 10.9 19.4 2008 11 30 21 49.50 -10 07.8 5.290 5.178 78.1 10.7 19.5 2008 12 05 21 51.84 -09 55.7 5.360 5.169 73.6 10.5 19.5 2008 12 10 21 54.41 -09 42.1 5.427 5.161 69.2 10.3 19.5 2008 12 15 21 57.19 -09 27.2 5.492 5.152 64.9 10.0 19.5 2008 12 20 22 00.17 -09 11.1 5.555 5.144 60.6 9.6 19.5 2008 12 25 22 03.34 -08 53.7 5.615 5.136 56.4 9.2 19.5 2008 12 30 22 06.67 -08 35.1 5.672 5.127 52.1 8.7 19.5 2009 01 04 22 10.17 -08 15.3 5.725 5.119 48.0 8.2 19.5 2009 01 09 22 13.80 -07 54.5 5.774 5.110 43.9 7.7 19.5 2009 01 14 22 17.55 -07 32.6 5.819 5.102 39.8 7.1 19.5 2009 01 19 22 21.42 -07 09.7 5.860 5.094 35.7 6.5 19.5 2009 04 19 23 37.44 +01 18.9 5.744 4.941 33.8 6.5 19.4 2009 04 24 23 41.40 +01 48.4 5.692 4.932 37.5 7.1 19.4 2009 04 29 23 45.26 +02 17.5 5.635 4.924 41.3 7.8 19.4 2009 05 04 23 49.02 +02 46.3 5.575 4.915 45.1 8.4 19.4 2009 05 09 23 52.66 +03 14.5 5.511 4.907 48.9 8.9 19.4 2009 05 14 23 56.19 +03 42.2 5.444 4.898 52.7 9.4 19.4 2009 05 19 23 59.58 +04 09.3 5.374 4.890 56.6 9.9 19.3 2009 05 24 00 02.82 +04 35.6 5.301 4.881 60.4 10.4 19.3 2009 05 29 00 05.90 +05 01.2 5.225 4.873 64.4 10.8 19.3 2009 06 03 00 08.82 +05 25.9 5.147 4.864 68.3 11.2 19.3 2009 06 08 00 11.54 +05 49.7 5.067 4.856 72.3 11.5 19.3 2009 06 13 00 14.07 +06 12.4 4.986 4.847 76.3 11.7 19.2 2009 06 18 00 16.39 +06 34.0 4.903 4.839 80.4 11.9 19.2 2009 06 23 00 18.49 +06 54.4 4.819 4.830 84.6 12.1 19.2 2009 06 28 00 20.34 +07 13.5 4.735 4.822 88.8 12.2 19.1 2009 07 03 00 21.93 +07 31.1 4.651 4.814 93.1 12.2 19.1 2009 07 08 00 23.27 +07 47.3 4.567 4.805 97.4 12.1 19.0 2009 07 13 00 24.32 +08 01.8 4.484 4.797 101.8 12.0 19.0 2009 07 18 00 25.08 +08 14.7 4.403 4.788 106.3 11.8 18.9 2009 07 23 00 25.54 +08 25.7 4.323 4.780 110.9 11.5 18.9 2009 07 28 00 25.68 +08 34.8 4.245 4.772 115.5 11.1 18.8 2009 08 02 00 25.52 +08 42.0 4.171 4.763 120.3 10.6 18.8 2009 08 07 00 25.03 +08 47.1 4.099 4.755 125.1 10.1 18.7 2009 08 12 00 24.24 +08 50.1 4.031 4.747 130.0 9.4 18.6 2009 08 17 00 23.13 +08 51.0 3.968 4.738 135.0 8.7 18.6 2009 08 22 00 21.73 +08 49.7 3.910 4.730 140.1 7.9 18.5 2009 08 27 00 20.05 +08 46.2 3.857 4.722 145.2 7.0 18.4 2009 09 01 00 18.11 +08 40.7 3.810 4.714 150.4 6.1 18.3 2009 09 06 00 15.96 +08 33.1 3.769 4.705 155.6 5.1 18.3 2009 09 11 00 13.61 +08 23.7 3.735 4.697 160.8 4.1 18.2 2009 09 16 00 11.12 +08 12.6 3.708 4.689 165.8 3.0 18.1 2009 09 21 00 08.53 +08 00.0 3.688 4.681 170.4 2.1 18.0 2009 09 26 00 05.88 +07 46.2 3.675 4.673 173.3 1.4 18.0
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