+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   52540 (1996 TJ48) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2052540 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO250689 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1167100 n/a   a 2.9685055 n/a AU q 2.6220512 n/a AU i 11.02389 n/a deg node 65.52064 n/a deg peri 316.22308 n/a deg M 75.77594 n/a deg tp 2456007.2814071 (2012-Mar-20.78140710) n/a JED period 1868.1219060 5.11 n/a n/a d yr n 0.19270691 n/a deg/d Q 3.3149598 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      491      first obs. used      1996-??-??      last obs. used      2013-01-20      # oppositions      13      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.50      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.225  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.4 mag n/a MPO250689   52540 (1996 TJ48)          Discovered 1996-Oct-09 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro (399) Reference: 20030216/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 Alternate Designations  1996 TJ48 = 1986 VR8 = 2001 XZ217  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-24 15:12 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin