+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   15295 Tante Riek (1991 VA9) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015295 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO240330 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0613698 n/a   a 2.3507228 n/a AU q 2.2064594 n/a AU i 7.61486 n/a deg node 59.67141 n/a deg peri 105.41022 n/a deg M 225.89482 n/a deg tp 2456890.8922665 (2014-Aug-21.39226650) n/a JED period 1316.4384547 3.60 n/a n/a d yr n 0.27346512 n/a deg/d Q 2.4949862 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      612      first obs. used      1991-??-??      last obs. used      2012-09-30      # oppositions      12      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.56      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.543  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.6 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 850)   15295 Tante Riek           Discovered 1991 Nov. 4 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. Helena T. Kuipers-Rietberg ("Tante Riek", 1893-1944) was one of the founders of the Dutch resistance organization "Landelijke organisatie voor hulp aan Onderduikers", which helped to hide Jews and escaped prisoners of war during World War II. She was betrayed and died in the concentration camp Ravensbrück. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20100527/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-12-06 Alternate Designations  1991 VA9 = 1998 SM127 = 2000 FH11  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-24 23:27 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin