+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   30441 Curly (2000 MX) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2030441 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO253566 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1546124 n/a   a 3.1280958 n/a AU q 2.6444534 n/a AU i 6.49010 n/a deg node 72.26375 n/a deg peri 254.24846 n/a deg M 69.30837 n/a deg tp 2456011.4533439 (2012-Mar-24.95334390) n/a JED period 2020.7775222 5.53 n/a n/a d yr n 0.17814925 n/a deg/d Q 3.6117382 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      599      first obs. used      1994-??-??      last obs. used      2013-02-05      # oppositions      13      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.54      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.186  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.9 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 16611)   30441 Curly           Discovered 2000 June 24 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. Brooklyn-born Curly Howard (Jerome Horwitz, 1903-1952) of Three Stooges fame was one of the greats of comedy. Generally forgetful of his lines, he would ad-lib much of the time. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20020427/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-10-02 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-18 18:24 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin