+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   79353 Andrewalday (1997 AF16) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2079353 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO247909 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0663011 n/a   a 2.2887115 n/a AU q 2.1369674 n/a AU i 6.42647 n/a deg node 324.76248 n/a deg peri 267.05194 n/a deg M 153.89334 n/a deg tp 2455859.8672869 (2011-Oct-25.36728690) n/a JED period 1264.6926547 3.46 n/a n/a d yr n 0.28465414 n/a deg/d Q 2.4404556 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      314      first obs. used      1997-??-??      last obs. used      2012-12-10      # oppositions      10      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.58      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.589  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 16.0 mag n/a MPO247909   79353 Andrewalday           Discovered 1997 Jan. 13 by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) project on Haleakala. Andrew Alday is a key member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team, which supports a number of minor planet programs. 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 Alternate Designations  1997 AF16 = 2002 TT132  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-23 16:54 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin