+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   27870 Jillwatson (1995 VW) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2027870 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO233678 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1673083 n/a   a 2.3756336 n/a AU q 1.9781704 n/a AU i 3.18693 n/a deg node 283.42351 n/a deg peri 337.37077 n/a deg M 53.89876 n/a deg tp 2456200.2632025 (2012-Sep-29.76320250) n/a JED period 1337.4193973 3.66 n/a n/a d yr n 0.26917510 n/a deg/d Q 2.7730968 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      375      first obs. used      1992-??-??      last obs. used      2012-06-07      # oppositions      13      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.56      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.521  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.3 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 15187)   27870 Jillwatson           Discovered 1995 Nov. 12 by AMOS at Haleakala. Jill Watson (b. 1982) is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and her first assignment was to AMOS on Maui. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20080520/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2008-05-22 Alternate Designations  1995 VW = 1995 WQ43 = 2001 FC149  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-18 09:28 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin