+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   11569 Virgilsmith (1993 KB2) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2011569 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO250327 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1653944 n/a   a 3.1043624 n/a AU q 2.5909182 n/a AU i 18.18438 n/a deg node 175.08311 n/a deg peri 101.81354 n/a deg M 205.06801 n/a deg tp 2457260.2964340 (2015-Aug-25.79643400) n/a JED period 1997.8231497 5.47 n/a n/a d yr n 0.18019613 n/a deg/d Q 3.6178066 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      936      first obs. used      1992-??-??      last obs. used      2013-01-03      # oppositions      15      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.53      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.124  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 12.00 mag n/a IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 10 diameter diameter 30.31 km 1.5 IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 10 geometric albedo albedo 0.0305   0.003 IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 10 11569 Virgilsmith           Discovered 1993 May 27 by C. S. Shoemaker and D. H. Levy at Palomar. The design and contruction abilities of Virgil Smith (b. 1941), of Corona, Arizona, have resulted in the successful completion of the Jarnac Observatory, located at the home of the second discoverer. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 19991123/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-06-11 Alternate Designations  1993 KB2 = 1983 SK = 1983 TK  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 17:25 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin