+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   9703 Sussenbach (3146 T-2) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2009703 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO250306 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0679024 n/a   a 2.3317802 n/a AU q 2.1734467 n/a AU i 3.72491 n/a deg node 106.22172 n/a deg peri 312.73244 n/a deg M 348.36929 n/a deg tp 2456442.5178265 (2013-May-30.01782650) n/a JED period 1300.5583947 3.56 n/a n/a d yr n 0.27680418 n/a deg/d Q 2.4901137 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      409      first obs. used      1973-??-??      last obs. used      2013-01-05      # oppositions      14      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.60      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.564  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.3 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 32914)   9703 Sussenbach           Discovered 1973 Sept. 30 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. John Sussenbach (b. 1938) is a Dutch amateur astronomer known for his excellent sky photographs. He founded the Dutch Working Group for Sky Photography and received the Van der Bilt Prize. The name was suggested by C. de Jager. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20001111/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-03-29 Alternate Designations  3146 T-2 = 1989 AE4 = 1993 FE10  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-Jun-19 14:07 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin