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    • ASTEROID PROPER ELEMENTS V1.0

    Metadata Updated: March 13, 2026

    Proper elements of asteroids are derived from the osculating orbital elements by correcting for the perturbations of the major planets to arrive at elements which are stable over time periods comparable to the age of the solar system. The purpose of computing proper elements is twofold, to detect asteroid 'families', which are dynamically related groupings of asteroids potentially of common origin, and to understand the dynamical structure of the asteroid belt.

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    Metadata Created Date March 13, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 13, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026
    Publisher Small Bodies
    Maintainer
    Identifier urn:nasa:pds:context_pds3:data_set:data_set.ear-a-5-ddr-proper-elements-v1.0;urn:nasa:pds:context_pds3:data_set:data_set.ear-a-5-ddr-proper-elements-v1.0::1.0
    Data Last Modified 2026-03-09
    Category Planetary Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash c1de24ba8c33966a5c3e012d63bc7cb64a449f79db03657e516f08296b0d8b55
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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