+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   133892 Benkhaldoun (2004 RN8) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2133892 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO169926 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1779729 n/a   a 2.6657648 n/a AU q 2.1913309 n/a AU i 17.57559 n/a deg node 2.37717 n/a deg peri 60.24546 n/a deg M 307.80811 n/a deg tp 2456630.9791780 (2013-Dec-04.47917800) n/a JED period 1589.7585634 4.35 n/a n/a d yr n 0.22644948 n/a deg/d Q 3.1401987 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      100      first obs. used      2000-??-??      last obs. used      2010-01-13      # oppositions      6      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      1      fit RMS      0.55      data source      MPC:mpu      producer      MPCALB   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.295  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.5 mag n/a MPO169926   133892 Benkhaldoun           Discovered 2004 Sept. 7 by C. Rinner at Ottmarsheim. Zouhair Benkhaldoun (b. 1959) is a researcher in Cadi Ayyad University's department of physics in Marrakech. Since 2007 he has been the director of the Oukaimeden Observatory. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20120207/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2012-02-09 Alternate Designations  2004 RN8 = 2000 XH46  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-21 23:54 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin