+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   8126 Chanwainam (1966 BL) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2008126 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ 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 .1609572868400439 7.1397e-08   a 2.781166972844107 2.5955e-08 AU q 2.333517882645981 1.9703e-07 AU i 6.973382810299492 7.3787e-06 deg node 300.2740617858822 6.4995e-05 deg peri 196.4042754295341 6.9281e-05 deg M 57.93159020557687 2.5403e-05 deg tp 2456127.883604643312 (2012-Jul-19.38360464) 0.00011883 JED period 1694.099919925209 4.64 2.3715e-05 6.493e-08 d yr n .2125022236090379 2.9748e-09 deg/d Q 3.228816063042232 3.0133e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      824      data-arc span      17255 days (47.24 yr)      first obs. used      1966-01-20      last obs. used      2013-04-18      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .52403      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 13:29:44   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.34808 AU   T_jup = 3.303  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 12.8 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 31070)   8126 Chanwainam           Discovered 1966 Jan. 20 at the Purple Mountain Observatory. Chan Wainam (b. 1919), who lives in Hong Kong, has devoted his energies to education and charity in China. He established many high schools, primary schools and country hospitals. His maxim is "The value of life is dedication". NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20080520/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2008-05-22 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1966 BL = 1987 SD24 = 1994 CA2  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2013-May-19 01:46 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin