+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   10973 Thomasreiter (1210 T-2) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010973 [ 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 .07853404919227734 6.513e-08   a 2.242594695860338 1.1405e-08 AU q 2.066474653697302 1.4901e-07 AU i 3.548112894782945 7.2346e-06 deg node 348.1063416013193 7.7865e-05 deg peri 234.3994238071892 8.9244e-05 deg M 56.24504969656996 4.5174e-05 deg tp 2456208.851062047976 (2012-Oct-08.35106205) 0.00015359 JED period 1226.661155691647 3.36 9.3572e-06 2.562e-08 d yr n .293479579368449 2.2387e-09 deg/d Q 2.418714738023374 1.23e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1099      data-arc span      14445 days (39.55 yr)      first obs. used      1973-09-19      last obs. used      2013-04-07      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .57257      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:42:30   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.06062 AU   T_jup = 3.627  [ 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 14.1 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34816)   10973 Thomasreiter           Discovered 1973 Sept. 29 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. German test-pilot Thomas Reiter (b. 1958) was the first European astronaut to fly long-duration space missions onboard the Mir Space Station (1984-1985) and the International Space Station (2006). He is a strong advocate for human spaceflight, including that beyond low-earth orbit. The name was suggested by H. Graf. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20080520/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2008-05-22 Alternate Designations  1210 T-2 = 1992 ED  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-24 03:49 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin