+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   52337 Compton (1992 RS) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2052337 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: JPL 1 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .2291785627903464 8.4768e-08   a 2.387322634548754 2.028e-08 AU q 1.840199464246007 1.9646e-07 AU i 1.340238146202773 7.8998e-06 deg node 54.72168205359836 0.00032041 deg peri 298.4909894188742 0.00032108 deg M 211.8144027468751 2.4852e-05 deg tp 2456955.085607290545 (2014-Oct-24.58560729) 9.8623e-05 JED period 1347.30245263688 3.69 1.7168e-05 4.7e-08 d yr n .2672005823899631 3.4048e-09 deg/d Q 2.934445804851501 2.4928e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      499      data-arc span      13058 days (35.75 yr)      first obs. used      1977-07-20      last obs. used      2013-04-20      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .56918      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 16:24:53   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .835045 AU   T_jup = 3.498  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.161 mag .45292 1 autocmod 2.5c 52337 Compton           Discovered 1992 Sept. 2 by F. Börngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg. American Arthur Holly Compton (1892-1962) discovered the Compton effect, which confirms the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. He received the 1927 Nobel Prize in physics, together with C. T. R. Wilson. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20030806/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-10-02 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1992 RS = 2000 YM92  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2013-Jun-20 02:46 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin