+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   8517 (1992 BB5) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2008517 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO240271 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.2095407 n/a   a 3.1808885 n/a AU q 2.5143629 n/a AU i 6.89413 n/a deg node 101.25145 n/a deg peri 317.12900 n/a deg M 318.65811 n/a deg tp 2456638.4627247 (2013-Dec-11.96272470) n/a JED period 2072.1496014 5.67 n/a n/a d yr n 0.17373263 n/a deg/d Q 3.8474141 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      771      first obs. used      1979-??-??      last obs. used      2012-10-17      # oppositions      18      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.57      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.154  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 12.4 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 31500)   8517 (1992 BB5)          Discovered 1992-Jan-28 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro (399) Reference: 19980313/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 Alternate Designations  1992 BB5 = 1979 WJ4 = 1996 VV7  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-23 20:43 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin