+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   10819 Mahakala (1993 HG) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010819 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO253440 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1379438 n/a   a 3.1470361 n/a AU q 2.7129220 n/a AU i 1.37198 n/a deg node 41.92817 n/a deg peri 182.97039 n/a deg M 190.73193 n/a deg tp 2457359.2901332 (2015-Dec-02.79013320) n/a JED period 2039.1586431 5.58 n/a n/a d yr n 0.17654340 n/a deg/d Q 3.5811502 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      857      first obs. used      1993-??-??      last obs. used      2013-02-09      # oppositions      16      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.56      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.193  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.6 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34775)   10819 Mahakala           Discovered 1993 Apr. 19 by J. DeYoung at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington. Mahakala, or "Great Time", is one of the destructive aspects of Shiva in Vedic Hinduism, time being seen as the destroyer of all things. The naming also honors the long history of the U.S. Naval Observatory Time Service and its fundamental involvement in all scales of timekeeping from astronomical time to atomic time. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20010509/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-05-11 Alternate Designations  1993 HG = 1993 FO42  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-19 13:16 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin