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id="orbit_type_1" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="1" /> Atiras     <input class="middle" id="orbit_type_2" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="2" /> Atens     <input class="middle" id="orbit_type_3" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="3" /> Apollos     <input class="middle" id="orbit_type_4" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="4" /> Amors </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="no-border">Near Mars Objects:</td> <td> <input class="middle" id="orbit_type_6" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="6" /> Hungarias     <input class="middle" id="orbit_type_5" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="5" /> Mars-crossers </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="no-border">Mid Solar System:</td> <td class="no-border"> <input class="middle" id="orbit_type_0" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="0" /> Main-belt     <input class="middle" id="orbit_type_8" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="8" /> Hildas     <input class="middle" id="orbit_type_9" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="9" /> Jupiter Trojans </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="no-border">Outer Solar System:</td> <td class="no-border"> <input class="middle" id="orbit_type_10" name="orbit_type" type="radio" value="10" /> Distant Objects (subclassifications pending)  </td> </tr> </table> <p> <input type="submit" value="Show" /> </form></p> <hr> <p> <h3>Near-Earth objects:</h3> <form accept-charset="UTF-8" action="/db_search/show_by_neo_type" method="get"><div style="margin:0;padding:0;display:inline"><input name="utf8" type="hidden" value="✓" /></div> <p> <input class="middle" id="neo_type_neo" name="neo_type" type="radio" value="neo" /> NEOs     <input class="middle" id="neo_type_km_neo" name="neo_type" type="radio" value="km_neo" /> 1+ KM NEOs     <input class="middle" id="neo_type_pha" name="neo_type" type="radio" value="pha" /> Potentially Hazardous Asteroids     <input type="submit" value="Show" /> </p> </form></p> <hr> <p> <h3>Objects by properties:</h3> <form accept-charset="UTF-8" action="/db_search/show_by_properties" method="get"><div style="margin:0;padding:0;display:inline"><input name="utf8" type="hidden" value="✓" /></div> <table> <tr> <th>Property</th> <th>Min</th> <th>Max</th> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Semimajor Axis</i></td> <td><input id="semimajor_axis_min" name="semimajor_axis_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="semimajor_axis_max" name="semimajor_axis_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Eccentricity</i></td> <td><input id="eccentricity_min" name="eccentricity_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="eccentricity_max" name="eccentricity_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Inclination</i></td> <td><input id="inclination_min" name="inclination_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="inclination_max" name="inclination_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Argument of Perihelion</i></td> <td><input id="argument_of_perihelion_min" name="argument_of_perihelion_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="argument_of_perihelion_max" name="argument_of_perihelion_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Ascending Node</i></td> <td><input id="ascending_node_min" name="ascending_node_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="ascending_node_max" name="ascending_node_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Mean Anomaly</i></td> <td><input id="mean_anomaly_min" name="mean_anomaly_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="mean_anomaly_max" name="mean_anomaly_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Mean Daily Motion</i></td> <td><input id="mean_daily_motion_min" name="mean_daily_motion_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="mean_daily_motion_max" name="mean_daily_motion_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Perihelion Distance</i></td> <td><input id="perihelion_distance_min" name="perihelion_distance_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="perihelion_distance_max" name="perihelion_distance_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Aphelion Distance</i></td> <td><input id="aphelion_distance_min" name="aphelion_distance_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="aphelion_distance_max" name="aphelion_distance_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Period</i></td> <td><input id="period_min" name="period_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="period_max" name="period_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Absolute Magnitude</i></td> <td><input id="absolute_magnitude_min" name="absolute_magnitude_min" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> <td><input id="absolute_magnitude_max" name="absolute_magnitude_max" size="6" type="text" value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><i>Orbit Uncertainty (0 - 9)</i></td> <td><input id="orbit_uncertainty_min" name="orbit_uncertainty_min" size="1" type="text" 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