+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   4483 Petofi (1986 RC2) Classification: Inner Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2004483 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO236417 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0834928 n/a   a 1.9224971 n/a AU q 1.7619824 n/a AU i 26.72378 n/a deg node 184.21762 n/a deg peri 186.19078 n/a deg M 328.50015 n/a deg tp 2456485.6928105 (2013-Jul-12.19281050) n/a JED period 973.6367564 2.67 n/a n/a d yr n 0.36974775 n/a deg/d Q 2.0830118 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      786      first obs. used      1986-??-??      last obs. used      2012-08-13      # oppositions      17      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.51      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.789  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 11.9 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 17272)   rotation period rot_per 4.33309 h n/a Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) Published Reference List: [Angeli, C.A.; Barucci, M.A. (1996) Planet. Space Sci. 44, 181-186.] [Wisniewski, W.Z.; Michalowski, T.M.; Harris, A.W.; McMillan, R.S. (1997) Icarus 126, 395-449; 1995, Lunar & Planetary Science XXVI, 1511-1512.] [Brinsfield, J.W. (2008) Minor Planet Bul. 35, 23-24.] [Warner, B.D. (2008) Minor Planet Bul. 35, 56-60.] [Warner, B.D. (2009) Minor Planet Bul. 36, 172-176.] [Warner, B.D (2011) Minor Planet Bul. 38, 25-31.] [Warner, B.D (2011) Minor Planet Bul. 38, 25-31.] [Warner, B.D. (2012) Minor Planet Bul. 39, 245-252.] 4483 Petofi (1986 RC2)          Discovered 1986-Sep-09 by Karachkina, L. G. at Nauchnyj Reference: DISCOVERY.DB Last Updated: 2003-08-29 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 09:42 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin