+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) Classification: Amor [NEO]          SPK-ID: 2003552 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 263 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .7089406223419243 2.7237e-08   a 4.26061970587191 2.0483e-08 au q 1.240093320028811 1.1653e-07 au i 31.08439784174987 5.3214e-06 deg node 349.9647679841442 9.371e-06 deg peri 316.4979498405312 9.2534e-06 deg M 84.53233235564851 3.8979e-06 deg tp 2458246.228087963053 (2018-May-07.72808796) 3.0847e-05 TDB period 3212.237031280218 8.79 2.3165e-05 6.342e-08 d yr n .1120714307488461 8.0819e-10 deg/d Q 7.281146091715008 3.5005e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1322      data-arc span      13645 days (37.36 yr)      first obs. used      1983-09-10      last obs. used      2021-01-18      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .46314      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Jan-25 05:31:27   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .334156 au   Jupiter MOID = .440196 au   T_jup = 2.314  [ hide covariance matrix ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457558.5 (2016-Jun-19.0) TDB Reference: JPL 263 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .7105071966911424 2.689e-08   q 1.229639180913685 1.1473e-07 au tp 2458245.420345180041 (2018-May-06.92034518) 3.0786e-05 TDB node 350.0205811378411 9.3476e-06 deg peri 316.6890905938926 9.2134e-06 deg i 31.20145100705088 5.337e-06 deg   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1322      data-arc span      13645 days (37.36 yr)      first obs. used      1983-09-10      last obs. used      2021-01-18      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .46314      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Jan-25 05:31:27   Additional Information  Jupiter MOID = .440196 au   T_jup = 2.314  Orbit Covariance (6×6)   e q tp node peri i e 7.230547751481925E-16 -3.081500295341978E-15 2.787472824524799E-13 1.371168414304749E-14 8.088259914662879E-15 -1.601728533519178E-15 q -3.081500295341978E-15 1.316310016199635E-14 -1.076204596060986E-12 -6.71765060545957E-14 -9.646680556588027E-15 2.985617208357874E-15 tp 2.787472824524799E-13 -1.076204596060986E-12 9.477517703567884E-10 1.228517220025752E-11 8.658262177150459E-11 -4.645456308788258E-12 node 1.371168414304749E-14 -6.71765060545957E-14 1.228517220025752E-11 8.737744674419002E-11 -7.270434912545422E-11 -2.976974962792026E-12 peri 8.088259914662879E-15 -9.646680556588027E-15 8.658262177150459E-11 -7.270434912545422E-11 8.488589004993778E-11 2.057151742383569E-12 i -1.601728533519178E-15 2.985617208357874E-15 -4.645456308788258E-12 -2.976974962792026E-12 2.057151742383569E-12 2.848335254561364E-11 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 12.9   n/a MPO452213   diameter diameter 19.0 km n/a Hazards due to Comets and Asteroids (1994), Ed. T. Gehrels, pp.540-543   rotation period rot_per 6.665 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 Published Reference List: [Skiff, B.A. (2009) Posting on CALL web site: http://www.minorplanet.info/call.html] [Skiff, B.A. (2018) Posting on CALL web site: http://www.minorplanet.info/call.html] [Benishek, V. (2019) Minor Planet Bull. 46, 87-90.] [Skiff, B.A.; McLelland, K.P.; Sanborn, J.; Pravec, P.; Koehn, B.W. (2019). Minor Planet Bull. 46, 458-503.] [Warner, B.D.; Stephens, R.D. (2019) Minor Planet Bull. 46, 27-40.] geometric albedo albedo 0.03   n/a Hazards due to Comets and Asteroids (1994), Ed. T. Gehrels, pp.540-543   Tholen spectral type spec_T D   n/a EAR-A-5-DDR-TAXONOMY-V4.0 used 4 color indices SMASSII spectral type spec_B D   n/a Binzel et al. (2004) Icarus 170, 259-294   3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)          Discovered 1983-Sep-26 by Wild, P. at Zimmerwald Reference: DISCOVERY.DB Last Updated: 2003-08-29 [ show close-approach data ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jan-26 22:47 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin