+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   132904 Notkin (2002 RB237) Classification: Outer Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2132904 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO251214 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1452450 n/a   a 3.9625230 n/a AU q 3.3869863 n/a AU i 3.54162 n/a deg node 342.44555 n/a deg peri 347.38367 n/a deg M 136.53516 n/a deg tp 2455307.8070807 (2010-Apr-21.30708070) n/a JED period 2881.0853625 7.89 n/a n/a d yr n 0.12495291 n/a deg/d Q 4.5380597 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      170      first obs. used      1995-??-??      last obs. used      2013-01-09      # oppositions      8      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.44      data source      MPC:mpu      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.037   MPC Hilda  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.4 mag n/a MPO251214   132904 Notkin           Discovered 2002 Sept. 12 by R. Matson on NEAT images taken at Palomar. Geoffrey Notkin (b. 1961) is co-host of the popular Science Channel series Meteorite Men and author of over 100 articles on meteoritics, paleontology and the arts. A discoverer of meteorites on four continents, he has also made documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, PBS, the BBC and the History Channel. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20101128/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-12-06 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 11:21 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin