[ hide orbit diagram ]
For accurate long-term ephemerides, please instead use our Horizons system.This orbit viewer was implemented using two-body methods, and hence should not be used for determining accurate long-term trajectories (over several years or decades) or planetary encounter circumstances.
Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 34 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
| Element | Value | Uncertainty (1-sigma) | Units |
| e | .1155937828955224 | 2.7297e-08 | |
| a | 2.316365406054802 | 5.8751e-09 | au |
| q | 2.048607966200604 | 6.3236e-08 | au |
| i | 5.997094992489176 | 2.983e-06 | deg |
| node | 181.460856206487 | 3.0475e-05 | deg |
| peri | 186.7419932187912 | 3.3426e-05 | deg |
| M | 343.8749906738354 | 1.3539e-05 | deg |
| tp | 2459058.177510383818
(2020-Jul-27.67751038) | 4.8437e-05 | TDB |
| period | 1287.683208001783
3.53 | 4.899e-06
1.341e-08 | d
yr |
| n | .2795718681139325 | 1.0636e-09 | deg/d |
| Q | 2.584122845908999 | 6.5542e-09 | au |
|
| | Orbit Determination Parameters
Additional Information
|
[ show covariance matrix ]
Physical Parameter Table
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Sigma |
Reference |
Notes |
| absolute magnitude |
H |
13.8 |
|
n/a |
MPO337362 |
|
|
| 12246 Pliska | Discovered 1988 Sept. 11 by V. Ivanova at Smolyan. |
| Pliska was the first capital of the Bulgarian state, founded in 681. The conversion into Christianity under Knayz Boris I took pkace in Pliska in 855. There he welcomed the disciples of the brothers Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet. It is also the birthplace of the discoverer. |
| NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) |
| Reference: 20101128/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2010-12-06 |
|
Alternate Designations
| 1988 RJ8 = 1981 SY4 = 1981 UY18 = 1998 KE62 |
|
|
