+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   8417 Lancetaylor (1996 VG8) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2008417 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO250293 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.1936245 n/a   a 2.2120746 n/a AU q 1.7837628 n/a AU i 5.80755 n/a deg node 262.58093 n/a deg peri 26.82798 n/a deg M 95.70555 n/a deg tp 2456081.0280735 (2012-Jun-02.52807350) n/a JED period 1201.7055807 3.29 n/a n/a d yr n 0.29957421 n/a deg/d Q 2.6403864 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1029      first obs. used      1986-??-??      last obs. used      2013-01-22      # oppositions      14      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.53      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.625  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.0 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 31369)   rotation period rot_per 6.538 h n/a Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so. Published Reference List: [Clark, M.; Joyce, B. (2003) Minor Planet Bul. 30, 4-7.] 8417 Lancetaylor           Discovered 1996 Nov. 7 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe at Kitami. Lance Taylor (b. 1956) is a science educator who teaches at high school and college in Western Australia. He is a leading member of Chiro Observatory, established and jointly operated by Australian and Japanese amateur astronomers. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20000320/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-03-29 Alternate Designations  1996 VG8 = 1986 TU5  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-19 17:46 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin