+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   73442 Feruglio (2002 NE5) Classification: Outer Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2073442 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO229455 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1699975 n/a   a 3.2167598 n/a AU q 2.6699187 n/a AU i 3.35893 n/a deg node 140.77129 n/a deg peri 242.30938 n/a deg M 246.81524 n/a deg tp 2457063.0395587 (2015-Feb-09.53955870) n/a JED period 2107.2999681 5.77 n/a n/a d yr n 0.17083472 n/a deg/d Q 3.7636009 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      329      first obs. used      1997-??-??      last obs. used      2012-04-30      # oppositions      12      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.52      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.165  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.3 mag n/a MPO229455   73442 Feruglio           Discovered 2002 July 10 by the Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey. Chiara Feruglio (b. 1978) obtained her degree in astronomy at the University of Padua in 2003, with a thesis on spectroscopy of Seyfert galaxies. Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Tor Vergata in Rome, she is studying the properties of accretion onto super massive black holes. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20050919/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2005-09-26 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-21 23:34 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin