+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   96181 (1988 VW2) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2096181 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO244895 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.3033194 n/a   a 2.5398090 n/a AU q 1.7694357 n/a AU i 2.33462 n/a deg node 248.22354 n/a deg peri 169.73533 n/a deg M 5.45565 n/a deg tp 2456378.0950478 (2013-Mar-26.59504780) n/a JED period 1478.4274641 4.05 n/a n/a d yr n 0.24350197 n/a deg/d Q 3.3101823 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      355      first obs. used      1988-??-??      last obs. used      2012-11-16      # oppositions      12      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      1      fit RMS      0.52      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.379  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 16.0 mag n/a MPC47681   96181 (1988 VW2)          Discovered 1988-Nov-08 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro (399) Reference: 20050224/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2005-02-28 Alternate Designations  1988 VW2 = 1996 TD68  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-24 15:29 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin