+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   133250 Rubik (2003 RK8) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2133250 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO241060 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0997073 n/a   a 2.6728487 n/a AU q 2.4063462 n/a AU i 3.78026 n/a deg node 139.51859 n/a deg peri 182.64801 n/a deg M 97.77882 n/a deg tp 2455966.9868380 (2012-Feb-09.48683800) n/a JED period 1596.0996291 4.37 n/a n/a d yr n 0.22554983 n/a deg/d Q 2.9393512 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      158      first obs. used      1993-??-??      last obs. used      2012-10-23      # oppositions      10      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.41      data source      MPC:mpu      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.370  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 16.3 mag n/a MPO241060   133250 Rubik           Discovered 2003 Sept. 5 by K. Sárneczky and B. Sip{o´´}cz at Piszkéstet{o´´}. An architect and professor at the Budapest College of Applied Arts, Ern{o´´} Rubik (b. 1944) is internationally renowned for designing mechanical puzzles and games. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20080520/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2008-05-22 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-26 08:05 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin