+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   132792 Scottsmith (2002 PB152) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2132792 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO232051 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0838047 n/a   a 3.0357499 n/a AU q 2.7813398 n/a AU i 4.06804 n/a deg node 105.78284 n/a deg peri 189.42120 n/a deg M 25.06029 n/a deg tp 2456266.0127840 (2012-Dec-04.51278400) n/a JED period 1931.9568034 5.29 n/a n/a d yr n 0.18633957 n/a deg/d Q 3.2901600 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      93      first obs. used      2001-??-??      last obs. used      2012-05-21      # oppositions      9      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.37      data source      MPC:mpu      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.232  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.8 mag n/a MPO232051   132792 Scottsmith           Discovered 2002 Aug. 10 by R. Millis at Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory. P. Scott Smith (b. 1922) taught physics at Eastern Illinois University from 1953 to 1990. An exceptional lecturer and teacher, he was primarily responsible for inspiring the discoverer to pursue graduate study in astronomy. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20080321/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2008-03-26 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-18 19:52 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin