+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   11965 Catullus (1994 PF20) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2011965 [ 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 .2242631674439888 6.4949e-08   a 2.905378198765313 3.003e-08 AU q 2.253808881287493 1.9337e-07 AU i 11.01054578352911 9.1475e-06 deg node 343.0789502885208 3.7755e-05 deg peri 271.7549757307531 4.3278e-05 deg M 332.9311190003622 2.0639e-05 deg tp 2456536.509811589711 (2013-Sep-01.00981159) 0.00010399 JED period 1808.849511472281 4.95 2.8045e-05 7.678e-08 d yr n .1990215314854935 3.0856e-09 deg/d Q 3.556947516243133 3.6765e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      605      data-arc span      12820 days (35.10 yr)      first obs. used      1978-03-15      last obs. used      2013-04-20      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .55379      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:46:46   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.27275 AU   T_jup = 3.221  [ 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 14.2 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 36263)   11965 Catullus           Discovered 1994 Aug. 12 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus (84 B.C.--54 B.C.) still influences poetry and other forms of art. His 116 Carmina include Passer mortuus est meae puellae ("My girl's sparrow has died") and some were set to music by Carl Orff as Carmina Catulli, with the Carmina Burana part of a trilogy. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20090409/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-04-10 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1994 PF20 = 1978 EE9 = 1998 FY125  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2013-May-25 22:58 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin