+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   179593 Penglangxiaoxue (2002 LK61) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2179593 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO234117 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1213967 n/a   a 2.2336009 n/a AU q 1.9624491 n/a AU i 9.43530 n/a deg node 172.73628 n/a deg peri 159.63425 n/a deg M 23.46896 n/a deg tp 2456321.0126299 (2013-Jan-28.51262990) n/a JED period 1219.2893609 3.34 n/a n/a d yr n 0.29525395 n/a deg/d Q 2.5047527 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      129      first obs. used      1995-??-??      last obs. used      2012-06-19      # oppositions      8      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      1      fit RMS      0.50      data source      MPC:mpu      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.613  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 16.9 mag n/a MPO234117   179593 Penglangxiaoxue           Discovered 2002 June 1 by NEAT at Palomar. Penglang School, founded in 1906 in Kunshan City (Jiangsu Province), is an experimental primary School. As a popular science education base of the Purple Mountain Observatory, it undertakes long-term research in meteor showers and astronomical science education. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20120703/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2012-07-09 Alternate Designations  2002 LK61 = 2006 ST353  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-23 19:34 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin