+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   10171 Takaotengu (1995 EE8) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010171 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: JPL 1 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1236963537044934 8.8533e-08   a 2.620847380203697 2.8077e-08 AU q 2.296658115656526 2.2721e-07 AU i 15.09926144042585 1.2098e-05 deg node 350.4127160526783 2.8237e-05 deg peri 143.8380284231098 5.1219e-05 deg M 131.3147348740682 4.1277e-05 deg tp 2455835.209112880579 (2011-Sep-30.70911288) 0.00017752 JED period 1549.747783888489 4.24 2.4904e-05 6.818e-08 d yr n .2322958637157849 3.7329e-09 deg/d Q 2.945036644750868 3.155e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      668      data-arc span      12816 days (35.09 yr)      first obs. used      1978-03-05      last obs. used      2013-04-06      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .54211      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:38:44   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.32376 AU   T_jup = 3.345  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 12.5 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 33898)   rotation period rot_per 8.245 h n/a Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so. Published Reference List: [Warner, B.D. (2007) Minor Planet Bul. 34, 32-37.] 10171 Takaotengu           Discovered 1995 Mar. 7 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa. Takaotengu is a legendary supernatural creature on Mt. Takao, the history of which dates back to 1300 or earlier as a holy place in the western part of Tokyo. Tall and strong, Takaotengu had a long nose on his red face and wings on his back. He was able to fly and had the power to spawn thunderstorms. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20081113/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2008-11-17 Alternate Designations  1995 EE8 = 1978 EF2 = 1980 TF5  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-22 13:37 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin