+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   103739 Higginbotham (2000 CT110) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2103739 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB Reference: JPL 20 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .06300430923331821 5.2187e-08   a 2.638875067002582 1.4259e-08 au q 2.472614566253058 1.3729e-07 au i 7.717821656015053 5.7678e-06 deg node 330.8557383887813 3.2185e-05 deg peri 343.7805362168035 4.9923e-05 deg M 130.3173592729956 3.806e-05 deg tp 2458633.704437175389 (2019-May-30.20443718) 0.00016546 TDB period 1565.765326700742 4.29 1.2691e-05 3.475e-08 d yr n .2299195121139666 1.8635e-09 deg/d Q 2.805135567752106 1.5157e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      712      data-arc span      8118 days (22.23 yr)      first obs. used      1998-10-29      last obs. used      2021-01-19      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .52453      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Feb-24 08:35:40   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.45817 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.41622 au   T_jup = 3.380  [ show covariance matrix ] [ 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 15.2   n/a MPO449626   diameter diameter 4.992 km 0.198 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.085   0.014 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   103739 Higginbotham           Discovered 2000 Feb. 6 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak. Joan Higginbotham (b. 1964) is an electrical engineer and former NASA Astronaut. She actively participated in 53 space shuttle launches as an engineer at Kennedy Space Center before becoming the third African American woman to go into space. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: MPC batch dated 2021-01-27 Last Updated: 2021-02-23 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  2000 CT110 = 2002 RL58  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Mar-05 02:21 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin