+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   30566 Stokes (2001 OO81) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2030566 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO250506 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.2257049 n/a   a 2.3802533 n/a AU q 1.8430185 n/a AU i 3.05073 n/a deg node 106.39367 n/a deg peri 263.92456 n/a deg M 29.95211 n/a deg tp 2456288.9015583 (2012-Dec-27.40155830) n/a JED period 1341.3224985 3.67 n/a n/a d yr n 0.26839183 n/a deg/d Q 2.9174881 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      479      first obs. used      1994-??-??      last obs. used      2012-12-08      # oppositions      12      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.51      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.502  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.0 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 16647)   30566 Stokes           Discovered 2001 July 29 by P. G. Comba at Prescott. George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903) was a British physicist and mathematician noted for his studies of the behavior of viscous fluids and for a fundamental theorem in vector analysis. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20020328/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-10-02 Alternate Designations  2001 OO81 = 1994 VV6 = 2001 OM112  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-21 20:18 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin