+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   10981 Fransaris (1148 T-3) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010981 [ 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 .2438849147066214 8.6147e-08   a 2.792920690306991 2.2679e-08 AU q 2.111769465969112 2.3652e-07 AU i 6.178225873358698 6.386e-06 deg node 272.6376969934511 6.6738e-05 deg peri 81.01880915893814 6.7896e-05 deg M 233.890401625642 1.6926e-05 deg tp 2456997.716741651595 (2014-Dec-06.21674165) 8.519e-05 JED period 1704.85062014352 4.67 2.0765e-05 5.685e-08 d yr n .2111621955298899 2.572e-09 deg/d Q 3.47407191464487 2.821e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      774      data-arc span      12968 days (35.50 yr)      first obs. used      1977-10-07      last obs. used      2013-04-09      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .59021      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:42:30   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.11694 AU   T_jup = 3.276  [ 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 13.6 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34818)   10981 Fransaris           Discovered 1977 Oct. 17 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Frans Saris (b. 1942), Dean of Sciences at Leiden University and a distinguished atomic and molecular physicist, is well known for his advocacy of the role of science and technology for sustainable development and as a facilitator for fundamental research including that in astronomy. 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  1148 T-3 = 1991 RX27  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-26 00:14 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin