+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Project Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   24130 Alexhuang (1999 VW63) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2024130 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455200.5 (2010-Jan-04.0) TDB Reference: MPO110584 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1166347 n/a   a 2.2356025 n/a AU q 1.9748537 n/a AU i 3.62900 n/a deg node 48.68618 n/a deg peri 235.18623 n/a deg M 123.62131 n/a deg tp 2454781.2422175 (2008-Nov-10.74221751) n/a JED period 1220.9286709 3.34 n/a n/a d yr n 0.29485752 n/a deg/d Q 2.4963513 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      110      first obs. used      1993-??-??      last obs. used      2006-11-11      # oppositions      7      planetary ephem.      DE403      quality code      1      fit RMS      0.58      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPC   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.627  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 16.8 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 11313)   24130 Alexhuang           Discovered 1999 Nov. 4 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team in Socorro. Alexander Chi-Jan Huang (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20080221/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2008-03-05 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2009-Nov-23 21:26 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin