+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   10985 Feast (4017 T-3) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2010985 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO240293 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0516168 n/a   a 2.1916342 n/a AU q 2.0785091 n/a AU i 5.34109 n/a deg node 46.31656 n/a deg peri 213.32084 n/a deg M 93.55015 n/a deg tp 2456092.5412729 (2012-Jun-14.04127290) n/a JED period 1185.0878032 3.24 n/a n/a d yr n 0.30377496 n/a deg/d Q 2.3047593 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      849      first obs. used      1977-??-??      last obs. used      2012-09-02      # oppositions      16      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.55      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.665  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.3 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 34819)   10985 Feast           Discovered 1977 Oct. 16 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Michael Feast (b. 1926) has had a distinguished career in stellar studies of the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. As director of the South African Astronomical Observatory he kept research at a high level during the difficult years when South Africa suffered because of its apartheid policies. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20070601/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2007-06-06 Alternate Designations  4017 T-3 = 1982 BN4  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-24 19:45 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin