+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   79360 Sila-Nunam (1997 CS29) Classification: TransNeptunian Object          SPK-ID: 2079360 [ 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 12 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .01400582168573524 7.5613e-05   a 44.06466350213245 0.0062619 AU q 43.44750168247966 0.003136 AU i 2.238085844427856 0.000136 deg node 304.3241946599043 0.0004473 deg peri 212.2788115067042 0.36806 deg M 338.4472114154828 0.36101 deg tp 2462796.892155102283 (2030-Oct-22.39215510) 105.88 JED period 106840.0576940195 292.51 22.774 0.06235 d yr n .003369522703095203 7.1825e-07 deg/d Q 44.68182532178525 0.0063496 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      219      data-arc span      5526 days (15.13 yr)      first obs. used      1997-02-03      last obs. used      2012-03-22      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      3      fit RMS      .42      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2012-Jun-06 14:31:55   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 42.4573 AU   T_jup = 5.933  [ 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 5.1688 mag .53839 12 autocmod 2.5b 79360 Sila-Nunam           Discovered 1997 Feb. 3 by J. X. Luu, D. C. Jewitt, C. A. Trujillo and J. Chen at Mauna Kea. Sila is the Inuit god of the sky, weather, and life force. Nunam is the Earth goddess, Sila's wife. Nunam created the land animals and, in some traditions, the Inuit people (in other traditions Sila created the first people out of wet sand). Sila breathed life into the Inuit. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20120109/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2012-01-11 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-19 21:36 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin