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{{val|233000}} orbits were computed in August 2021 and in the 12 months to August 2021, more than 3.3 million orbits were computed.<ref name=jpl-sso/>
 
== Close-approach data ==
{{asof|August 2013|post=,}} (planetary [[ephemeris]] [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory Development Ephemeris|DE431]]) close-approach data is available for the major planets and the 16 most massive asteroids. Close approach data is available by adding <code>&view=OPC</code> to the [[query string]] at the end of the body's [[URL]]. Close approach data used to be available by adding <code>;cad=1</code> or <code>&cad=1</code> to the query string. The [[Wayback Machine]] prefers the <code>&cad=1</code> option. The JPL Small-Body Database close approach table lists a [[Linearity|linearized]] uncertainty. The time of close approach uncertainty and min/max distance correspond to the [[3-sigma]] level.
 
== Orbit viewer ==
In the past, one could view a 3D visualization of the body's orbit using a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] applet. As of mid-2023, one could see something similar using JPL's Orbit Viewer tool, which was implemented using [[JavaScript]], [[Three.js]] and [[WebGL]].
 
The visualizedorbit orbitsviewer useuses unreliable [[Two-body problem|2two-body methods]], and hence should not be used for accurately determining the [[Apsis#Time of perihelion|time of perihelion passage]] or planetary encounter circumstances. For accurate ephemerides use the [[JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System]] that handles the [[n-body problem]] using [[numerical integration]].<ref>[https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=54509621&view=V JPL Note]</ref>
 
==See also==