+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   170010 Szalay (2002 TJ341) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2170010 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO254204 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0553477 n/a   a 2.7234624 n/a AU q 2.5727250 n/a AU i 5.96129 n/a deg node 82.19129 n/a deg peri 160.12404 n/a deg M 254.97333 n/a deg tp 2456879.4361289 (2014-Aug-09.93612890) n/a JED period 1641.6497486 4.49 n/a n/a d yr n 0.21929160 n/a deg/d Q 2.8741998 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      99      first obs. used      1996-??-??      last obs. used      2013-01-31      # oppositions      8      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.39      data source      MPC:mpu      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.347  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 16.5 mag n/a MPO254204   170010 Szalay           Discovered 2002 Oct. 5 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point. Alex Szalay (b. 1975) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his contributions for theoretical cosmology and building the archive for SDSS. 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 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 15:27 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin