+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   6059 (1979 TA) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2006059 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO229097 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.2172418 n/a   a 2.4362029 n/a AU q 1.9069578 n/a AU i 2.34796 n/a deg node 302.27623 n/a deg peri 52.54053 n/a deg M 300.61416 n/a deg tp 2456629.6126116 (2013-Dec-03.11261160) n/a JED period 1388.8923718 3.80 n/a n/a d yr n 0.25919935 n/a deg/d Q 2.9654480 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      730      first obs. used      1979-??-??      last obs. used      2012-04-30      # oppositions      15      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.59      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.471  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.50 mag n/a IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 8 diameter diameter 8.23 km 0.5 IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 8 geometric albedo albedo 0.0413   0.005 IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 IRAS observations used: 8 6059 (1979 TA)          Discovered 1979-Oct-11 by Vavrova, Z. at Klet Reference: DISCOVERY.DB Last Updated: 2003-08-29 Alternate Designations  1979 TA = 1979 QK9 = 1983 VD  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-21 06:03 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin