+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   81859 Joetaylor (2000 KP69) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2081859 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO250903 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1414935 n/a   a 2.5764210 n/a AU q 2.2118742 n/a AU i 7.44659 n/a deg node 258.98370 n/a deg peri 299.16258 n/a deg M 81.61989 n/a deg tp 2456058.0342339 (2012-May-10.53423390) n/a JED period 1510.5101929 4.14 n/a n/a d yr n 0.23833007 n/a deg/d Q 2.9409678 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      390      first obs. used      1994-??-??      last obs. used      2012-05-22      # oppositions      11      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.51      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.401  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.2 mag n/a MPO250903   81859 Joetaylor           Discovered 2000 May 29 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. Joseph H. Taylor (b. 1941), pulsar hunter extraordinaire, is also a Nobel laureate and MacArthur fellow. The naming is on the occasion of his retirement as a professor at Princeton University in Sept. 2006. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20061109/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2006-11-13 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 16:51 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin