+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   5886 Rutger (1975 LR) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2005886 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO244233 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0988201 n/a   a 3.0117372 n/a AU q 2.7141170 n/a AU i 11.49293 n/a deg node 78.67870 n/a deg peri 275.16982 n/a deg M 14.98863 n/a deg tp 2456321.0153136 (2013-Jan-28.51531360) n/a JED period 1909.0795559 5.23 n/a n/a d yr n 0.18857255 n/a deg/d Q 3.3093574 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      795      first obs. used      1975-??-??      last obs. used      2012-11-25      # oppositions      21      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.53      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.211  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 11.6 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 23327)   5886 Rutger           Discovered 1975 June 13 at El Leonito. Lyle Lee Rutger (b. 1949) helped further the exploration of the planets through his role as leader of the Nuclear Launch Approval office of the Department of Energy for NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20051215/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2006-03-22 Alternate Designations  1975 LR = 1950 TQ3 = 1979 DB1 = 1980 KP1 = 1982 YF4 = 1985 JP2 = 1991 NB2  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 02:13 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin