+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   10439 van Schooten (6676 P-L) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010439 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO244278 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1151575 n/a   a 2.9932990 n/a AU q 2.6485982 n/a AU i 1.12679 n/a deg node 345.04821 n/a deg peri 130.99126 n/a deg M 306.27384 n/a deg tp 2456682.7973956 (2014-Jan-25.29739560) n/a JED period 1891.5750247 5.18 n/a n/a d yr n 0.19031759 n/a deg/d Q 3.3379998 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      714      first obs. used      1960-??-??      last obs. used      2012-11-12      # oppositions      15      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.53      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.245  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.8 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34169)   10439 van Schooten           Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Frans van Schooten (c. 1615-1660), at the University of Leiden, wrote Exercitationes mathematicae (1657) and Geometria a Renato Des Cartes (1659-1661). A promotor of cartesian geometry, he printed the first Latin version of Descartes' La Géométrie in 1649. The name was suggested by W. A. Fröger. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20010804/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-05-11 Alternate Designations  6676 P-L = 1989 GF6  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-21 20:25 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin