+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   73956 (1997 VQ6) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2073956 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO153999 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.2847671 n/a   a 3.0838576 n/a AU q 2.2056764 n/a AU i 2.11900 n/a deg node 55.08568 n/a deg peri 344.75628 n/a deg M 304.82719 n/a deg tp 2456703.6534374 (2014-Feb-15.15343740) n/a JED period 1978.0619740 5.42 n/a n/a d yr n 0.18199632 n/a deg/d Q 3.9620388 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      324      first obs. used      1994-??-??      last obs. used      2009-01-29      # oppositions      8      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.48      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCALB   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.162  [ 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 MPO153999   73956 (1997 VQ6)          Discovered 1997-Nov-05 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura (905) Reference: 20040415/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-18 11:13 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin