+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   11491 (1988 VT2) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2011491 [ 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 .1699214103599317 6.088e-08   a 2.404795580584272 1.6725e-08 AU q 1.996169323904062 1.4876e-07 AU i 1.636172994655724 6.1913e-06 deg node 275.561964764031 0.00024428 deg peri 112.2906847383496 0.00024596 deg M 209.2513568186891 2.7496e-05 deg tp 2456970.883016594134 (2014-Nov-09.38301659) 0.00010812 JED period 1362.120956053455 3.73 1.421e-05 3.89e-08 d yr n .264293709306879 2.7572e-09 deg/d Q 2.813421837264483 1.9567e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      829      data-arc span      8937 days (24.47 yr)      first obs. used      1988-11-02      last obs. used      2013-04-22      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .53725      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:44:44   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.00087 AU   T_jup = 3.503  [ 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 14.5 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 35830)   11491 (1988 VT2)          Discovered 1988-Nov-08 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro (399) Reference: 19990928/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 Alternate Designations  1988 VT2 = 1988 VN1  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-24 02:40 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin