+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   9838 Falz-Fein (1987 RN6) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2009838 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO236449 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0567747 n/a   a 2.9909405 n/a AU q 2.8211308 n/a AU i 5.94914 n/a deg node 80.03579 n/a deg peri 316.44608 n/a deg M 308.30539 n/a deg tp 2456671.8019137 (2014-Jan-14.30191370) n/a JED period 1889.3398930 5.17 n/a n/a d yr n 0.19054274 n/a deg/d Q 3.1607502 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      856      first obs. used      1987-??-??      last obs. used      2012-08-04      # oppositions      15      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.55      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.245  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 12.8 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 33454)   9838 Falz-Fein           Discovered 1987 Sept. 4 by L. V. Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Baron Eduard Aleksandrovich von Falz-Fein (b. 1912) is an outstanding collector of works of art and historical documents, known for his charity. Born in Russia, his uncle Friedrich Falz-Fein was the founder in 1875 of the well-known reserve Askania-Nova in Ukraine. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20000726/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-03-29 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-Jun-20 01:45 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin