+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   7307 Takei (1994 GT9) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2007307 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ 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 .08683965330059219 7.8362e-08   a 2.740859566367291 2.6483e-08 AU q 2.502844271878344 2.1626e-07 AU i 6.988741963230162 8.0952e-06 deg node 43.04342706699029 5.5584e-05 deg peri 120.9454276414794 7.1725e-05 deg M 107.3562794350065 4.2932e-05 deg tp 2455906.242174251499 (2011-Dec-10.74217425) 0.00019864 JED period 1657.404841206151 4.54 2.4021e-05 6.577e-08 d yr n .2172070402171719 3.1481e-09 deg/d Q 2.978874860856238 2.8783e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1071      data-arc span      10213 days (27.96 yr)      first obs. used      1985-04-15      last obs. used      2013-04-01      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .5139      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:25:48   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.51801 AU   T_jup = 3.334  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 12.3 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 28291)   7307 Takei           Discovered 1994 Apr. 13 by Y. Shimizu and T. Urata at Nachi-Katsuura. George Takei (b. 1937) is an actor best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek television series. He also has a lengthy record of public service through his involvement with organizations such as the Japanese American Citizens League and the Human Rights Campaign. The name was suggested by T. H. Burbine. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20070926/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2007-09-30 Alternate Designations  1994 GT9 = 1978 VJ16 = 1985 GJ1 = 1985 JW = 1991 RQ20  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 08:04 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin