+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   15876 (1996 VO38) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015876 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: JPL 1 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .06410421203114293 7.0907e-08   a 2.848938921887449 3.3078e-08 AU q 2.666309937175001 2.0823e-07 AU i 2.862088750287924 7.9104e-06 deg node 134.6498163334929 0.00013878 deg peri 175.8444311597185 0.00015228 deg M 239.9169772628824 6.6965e-05 deg tp 2456986.371329106638 (2014-Nov-24.87132911) 0.00033024 JED period 1756.398812012885 4.81 3.0589e-05 8.375e-08 d yr n .2049648391571327 3.5696e-09 deg/d Q 3.031567906599899 3.5198e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      929      data-arc span      6005 days (16.44 yr)      first obs. used      1996-11-07      last obs. used      2013-04-17      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .567      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 14:00:59   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.65174 AU   T_jup = 3.301  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.8 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 1726)   15876 (1996 VO38)          Discovered 1996-Nov-12 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro (399) Reference: 20000726/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 Alternate Designations  1996 VO38 = 1998 BX45  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-26 09:14 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin