+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   7865 Francoisgros (1982 FG3) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2007865 [ 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 .1506632752500798 6.4097e-08   a 2.262772452576701 1.0762e-08 AU q 1.921855743725839 1.4676e-07 AU i 1.737304073387173 6.2781e-06 deg node 302.48790910534 0.00021977 deg peri 122.3872058448118 0.00022081 deg M 144.7896444817571 2.2987e-05 deg tp 2455900.471507134200 (2011-Dec-04.97150713) 7.8927e-05 JED period 1243.253673810688 3.40 8.8692e-06 2.428e-08 d yr n .2895627880161952 2.0657e-09 deg/d Q 2.603689161427563 1.2383e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      876      data-arc span      22723 days (62.21 yr)      first obs. used      1951-02-04      last obs. used      2013-04-22      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .56144      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:28:27   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .935274 AU   T_jup = 3.603  [ 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 13.6 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 30635)   7865 Françoisgros           Discovered 1982 Mar. 21 by H. Debehogne at the European Southern Observatory. François Gros (b. 1925) is a molecular biologist and permanent secretary emeritus of the French Academy of Sciences. He is honorary professor at the College de France and at the Institut Pasteur. He is the president of COPED, the Committee of Developing Countries of the French Academy of Sciences. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20110517/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2011-06-24 Alternate Designations  1982 FG3 = 1936 TE = 1985 AH = 1987 SW17  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 21:40 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin