+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   12493 Minkowski (1997 PM1) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2012493 [ 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 29 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1031809065148831 3.7207e-08   a 3.153989495968776 1.7337e-08 au q 2.828558000636298 1.2169e-07 au i 6.717146671660291 3.7579e-06 deg node 125.6149100474863 3.3331e-05 deg peri 12.28826086723892 3.8105e-05 deg M 243.7039037917221 1.9707e-05 deg tp 2459861.423854119300 (2022-Oct-08.92385412) 0.00011468 TDB period 2045.920673526546 5.60 1.687e-05 4.619e-08 d yr n .175959901406866 1.4509e-09 deg/d Q 3.479420991301253 1.9126e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1894      data-arc span      11193 days (30.64 yr)      first obs. used      1990-05-25      last obs. used      2021-01-15      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .50412      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Feb-24 02:06:12   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.84258 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.54884 au   T_jup = 3.188  [ 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 13.34   n/a E2021B10   12493 Minkowski           Discovered 1997 Aug. 4 by P. G. Comba at Prescott. Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) was awarded a prestigious prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences while still a student. He was Einstein's teacher at Zurich and later developed the concept of four-dimensional space-time---the mathematical foundation of the special theory of relativity. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20000124/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-03-29 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1997 PM1 = 1991 PW25 = 1997 PP5  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Mar-08 16:42 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin