+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   36060 Babuska (1999 RM43) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2036060 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO257116 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.2038235 n/a   a 2.5976982 n/a AU q 2.0682263 n/a AU i 3.48603 n/a deg node 197.87657 n/a deg peri 28.34658 n/a deg M 225.74444 n/a deg tp 2456970.8103422 (2014-Nov-09.31034220) n/a JED period 1529.2604879 4.19 n/a n/a d yr n 0.23540790 n/a deg/d Q 3.1271701 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      741      first obs. used      1991-??-??      last obs. used      2013-03-13      # oppositions      14      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.57      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.384  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.8 mag n/a PDS3 (MPO 24438)   36060 Babuska           Discovered 1999 Sept. 14 by P. Pravec and P. Kusnirák at Ondrejov. Prague-born mathematician Ivo Babuska (b. 1926) is a professor at University of Texas. He achieved groundbreaking results in the numerical solution of differential equations, wrote more than ten monographs and founded the journal Applications of Mathematics. He is an honorary member of the Czech Learned Society. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20030106/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-10-02 Alternate Designations  1999 RM43 = 1994 NC2  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-18 11:23 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin