+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   9572 (1988 RS6) Classification: Mars-crossing Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2009572 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO256935 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.2542652 n/a   a 2.2059584 n/a AU q 1.6450599 n/a AU i 1.13861 n/a deg node 187.36268 n/a deg peri 144.27258 n/a deg M 189.89850 n/a deg tp 2456965.9576252 (2014-Nov-04.45762520) n/a JED period 1196.7251616 3.28 n/a n/a d yr n 0.30082095 n/a deg/d Q 2.7668569 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      652      first obs. used      1988-??-??      last obs. used      2013-03-20      # oppositions      14      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.54      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.618  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.8 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 32882)   9572 (1988 RS6)          Discovered 1988-Sep-08 by Debehogne, H. at La Silla (809) Reference: 19981110/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 Alternate Designations  1988 RS6 = 1991 LE3  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-20 15:56 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin