+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   24883 (1996 VG9) Classification: Mars-crossing Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2024883 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ 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 .1559911435141345 9.253e-08   a 1.876135525392432 1.2592e-08 AU q 1.583474999398975 1.7278e-07 AU i 22.71346694722885 1.1817e-05 deg node 46.09975086118973 2.378e-05 deg peri 271.2091645763542 4.3201e-05 deg M 222.0470244483339 4.0257e-05 deg tp 2456760.185813562842 (2014-Apr-12.68581356) 0.00010681 JED period 938.6306628386415 2.57 9.4496e-06 2.587e-08 d yr n .3835374383692887 3.8612e-09 deg/d Q 2.168796051385889 1.4556e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      432      data-arc span      13824 days (37.85 yr)      first obs. used      1975-06-14      last obs. used      2013-04-19      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .54793      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 14:39:40   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .728831 AU   T_jup = 3.868  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 16.3 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 12438)   24883 (1996 VG9)          Discovered 1996-Nov-13 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong (327) Reference: 20010606/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 Alternate Designations  1996 VG9 = 1998 KY  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-22 07:34 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin