+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   10966 van der Hucht (3308 T-1) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010966 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO256946 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1047033 n/a   a 3.1357885 n/a AU q 2.8074611 n/a AU i 1.41053 n/a deg node 168.63044 n/a deg peri 87.88181 n/a deg M 166.55180 n/a deg tp 2455462.1488626 (2010-Sep-22.64886260) n/a JED period 2028.2363173 5.55 n/a n/a d yr n 0.17749411 n/a deg/d Q 3.4641159 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      706      first obs. used      1971-??-??      last obs. used      2013-03-03      # oppositions      19      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.56      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.203  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.1 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34814)   10966 van der Hucht           Discovered 1971 Mar. 26 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Karel A. van der Hucht (b. 1946) is an astronomer at the space research center in Utrecht. An authority on Wolf-Rayet stars, he compiled the Catalogue of Galactic Wolf-Rayet Stars. He was appointed assistant general secretary of the IAU in 2003. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20060219/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-06-03 Alternate Designations  3308 T-1 = 1978 RW9 = 1992 AR6 = 1993 FK47  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-21 23:06 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin