+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   30779 Sankt-Stephan (1987 UE1) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2030779 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO257078 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1930324 n/a   a 2.3101227 n/a AU q 1.8641942 n/a AU i 24.71770 n/a deg node 196.08452 n/a deg peri 189.00943 n/a deg M 91.88911 n/a deg tp 2456073.1498452 (2012-May-25.64984520) n/a JED period 1282.4811964 3.51 n/a n/a d yr n 0.28070587 n/a deg/d Q 2.7560512 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      373      first obs. used      1987-??-??      last obs. used      2013-03-12      # oppositions      11      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.58      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.440  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.2 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 18536)   30779 Sankt-Stephan           Discovered 1987 Oct. 17 by C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. Father Gregor (Bernhard Helms; b. 1946) is a Benedictine monk of the abbey Sankt-Stephan in Augsburg, Germany. As a physics-astronomy teacher, he followed tradition by building his own observatory and school planetarium. The abbey's museum exhibits precious historical instruments of J. Fraunhofer and G. F. Brander. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20060413/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2006-04-17 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-22 02:48 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin