+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   10980 Breimer (4294 T-2) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010980 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO250320 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1196654 n/a   a 2.2565133 n/a AU q 1.9864867 n/a AU i 2.85242 n/a deg node 106.35689 n/a deg peri 325.87598 n/a deg M 188.55722 n/a deg tp 2456990.1196908 (2014-Nov-28.61969080) n/a JED period 1238.0987329 3.39 n/a n/a d yr n 0.29076841 n/a deg/d Q 2.5265399 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      897      first obs. used      1951-??-??      last obs. used      2012-05-20      # oppositions      15      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.58      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.612  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.7 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34818)   10980 Breimer           Discovered 1973 Sept. 29 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Douwe Breimer (b. 1943), is Rector Magnificus and President of Leiden University, a world-renowned pharmaceutical scientist and long-time supporter of astronomy in Leiden. The name was suggested by T. de Zeeuw. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20070106/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2007-01-09 Alternate Designations  4294 T-2 = 1995 BU1  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-21 17:59 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin