+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   23850 Ramaswami (1998 RJ34) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2023850 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO257035 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1985121 n/a   a 2.5548735 n/a AU q 2.0477002 n/a AU i 8.26561 n/a deg node 17.03536 n/a deg peri 279.30800 n/a deg M 240.99317 n/a deg tp 2456893.5851266 (2014-Aug-24.08512660) n/a JED period 1491.6004869 4.08 n/a n/a d yr n 0.24135149 n/a deg/d Q 3.0620468 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      456      first obs. used      1993-??-??      last obs. used      2013-03-15      # oppositions      13      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.57      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.396  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.4 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 11218)   23850 Ramaswami           Discovered 1998 Sept. 14 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. Keshav Ramaswami (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochem, medicine, health, and microbiology project. He attends the Mission Valley Middle School, Prairie Village, Kansas. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20071026/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2007-10-28 Alternate Designations  1998 RJ34 = 1993 FF61 = 1999 XB201  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-22 12:08 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin