+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   43021 (1999 VT5) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2043021 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO250617 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1621366 n/a   a 2.7364517 n/a AU q 2.2927727 n/a AU i 4.94839 n/a deg node 1.41010 n/a deg peri 5.30592 n/a deg M 30.50106 n/a deg tp 2456260.4147043 (2012-Nov-28.91470430) n/a JED period 1653.4083221 4.53 n/a n/a d yr n 0.21773206 n/a deg/d Q 3.1801307 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      439      first obs. used      1994-??-??      last obs. used      2013-01-09      # oppositions      12      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.53      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.327  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.7 mag n/a MPO250617   43021 (1999 VT5)          Discovered 1999-Nov-04 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura (905) Reference: 20020624/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 Alternate Designations  1999 VT5 = 1997 GP17  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-18 16:47 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin