+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   170006 Stoughton (2002 TV309) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2170006 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO234108 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0775632 n/a   a 3.1814719 n/a AU q 2.9347068 n/a AU i 11.69913 n/a deg node 165.76366 n/a deg peri 144.73398 n/a deg M 11.05951 n/a deg tp 2456336.8242678 (2013-Feb-13.32426780) n/a JED period 2072.7196414 5.67 n/a n/a d yr n 0.17368485 n/a deg/d Q 3.4282370 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      84      first obs. used      2000-??-??      last obs. used      2012-06-15      # oppositions      7      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.30      data source      MPC:mpu      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.162  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.9 mag n/a MPO234108   170006 Stoughton           Discovered 2002 Oct. 4 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point. Chris Stoughton (b. 1959) is an American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his work on neutrino oscillation, hadroproduction of charm, SDSS data processing, and the Fermilab holometer. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20130127/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-01-31 Alternate Designations  2002 TV309 = 2000 JN91  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-24 16:52 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin