+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   11242 Franspost (2144 T-1) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2011242 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ 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 .05897523952944211 8.1311e-08   a 2.278586615555876 1.6919e-08 AU q 2.144206424114888 1.8813e-07 AU i 6.442697749851551 1.0195e-05 deg node 161.2530292950719 6.4461e-05 deg peri 75.11268654301253 0.00010856 deg M 33.77526309415816 8.946e-05 deg tp 2456282.632796466564 (2012-Dec-21.13279647) 0.00031187 JED period 1256.309777772718 3.44 1.3992e-05 3.831e-08 d yr n .2865535287309756 3.1915e-09 deg/d Q 2.412966806996865 1.7917e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      488      data-arc span      15369 days (42.08 yr)      first obs. used      1971-03-24      last obs. used      2013-04-21      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .59196      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:43:45   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.14409 AU   T_jup = 3.596  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.6 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 35274)   11242 Franspost           Discovered 1971 Mar. 25 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Dutch painter Frans Post (1612-1680) was one of the first European-trained artists to paint in the Americas. He recorded various aspects of life and the local atmosphere of Dutch Brazil, or Nieuw Holland, in his paintings. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20040306/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2004-03-08 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  2144 T-1 = 1993 UV6  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2013-May-21 19:16 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin