+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Project Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   179678 Rietmeijer (2002 QS66) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2179678 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455200.5 (2010-Jan-04.0) TDB Reference: MPO134051 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1680978 n/a   a 2.4346861 n/a AU q 2.0254207 n/a AU i 6.74644 n/a deg node 138.91839 n/a deg peri 273.62320 n/a deg M 273.45862 n/a deg tp 2455534.0678755 (2010-Dec-03.56787550) n/a JED period 1387.5955663 3.80 n/a n/a d yr n 0.25944159 n/a deg/d Q 2.8439515 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      51      first obs. used      2002-??-??      last obs. used      2008-03-02      # oppositions      4      planetary ephem.      DE403      quality code      1      fit RMS      0.41      data source      MPC:mpu      producer      MPC   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.476  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 17.2 mag n/a MPO134051   179678 Rietmeijer           Discovered 2002 Aug. 26 by NEAT at Palomar. Frans J.M. Rietmeijer (b. 1949) is a Dutch-born planetary geologist specializing on interplanetary dust particles. He is a research professor at the University of New Mexico. The name was suggested by M. Langbroek. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20081113/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2008-11-17 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2010-Feb-10 07:15 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin