+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   15879 (1996 XH6) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015879 [ 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 .1125354012922182 8.1263e-08   a 2.897344470211093 3.4701e-08 AU q 2.571290647574098 2.3804e-07 AU i 3.205768273388791 7.5894e-06 deg node 109.7011230964726 0.00014334 deg peri 244.1554430704909 0.00014635 deg M 181.8652373681871 3.4847e-05 deg tp 2457291.842888664307 (2015-Sep-26.34288866) 0.0001821 JED period 1801.352162701589 4.93 3.2361e-05 8.86e-08 d yr n .1998498724758449 3.5903e-09 deg/d Q 3.223398292848087 3.8606e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      882      data-arc span      15118 days (41.39 yr)      first obs. used      1971-11-10      last obs. used      2013-04-01      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .57515      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 14:01:00   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.56764 AU   T_jup = 3.277  [ 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 13.9 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 1726)   15879 (1996 XH6)          Discovered 1996-Dec-03 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura (905) Reference: 20000726/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 Alternate Designations  1996 XH6 = 1971 VM  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-19 20:35 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin