+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   17305 Caniff (4652 P-L) Classification: Outer Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2017305 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ 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 .1381668288698606 7.1301e-08   a 4.0081365817385 5.3333e-08 AU q 3.454345060562408 2.7402e-07 AU i 6.68286175866115 8.8368e-06 deg node 349.1727913842864 6.58e-05 deg peri 119.1489688709345 7.634e-05 deg M 110.8629390832704 3.6623e-05 deg tp 2455497.898434685699 (2010-Oct-28.39843469) 0.00029237 JED period 2930.975546923619 8.02 5.85e-05 1.602e-07 d yr n .1228259991380207 2.4515e-09 deg/d Q 4.561928102914591 6.0701e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      933      data-arc span      19197 days (52.56 yr)      first obs. used      1960-09-24      last obs. used      2013-04-16      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .52031      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 14:14:36   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 2.47754 AU   T_jup = 3.025  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 12.1 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 3083)   17305 Caniff           Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Milton Caniff (1907-1988) was a U.S. master cartoonist who created the comic strips Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. His attention to detail gained him the title "the Rembrandt of Comics". The name was suggested by F. N. Bowman, who found the identification involving this minor planet. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20040107/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2004-01-07 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  4652 P-L = 1992 SV16  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2013-May-18 12:42 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin