+ 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 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 26 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1029046318977574 3.7376e-08   a 3.154543760103565 1.7466e-08 au q 2.82992659566474 1.2214e-07 au i 6.716974216355087 3.8454e-06 deg node 125.6131612903666 3.3371e-05 deg peri 12.29588240423418 3.8215e-05 deg M 208.4874027935613 1.9674e-05 deg tp 2459861.790195604437 (2022-Oct-09.29019560) 0.00011523 TDB period 2046.46000487424 5.60 1.6996e-05 4.653e-08 d yr n .1759135283086672 1.461e-09 deg/d Q 3.47916092454239 1.9263e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1831      data-arc span      11111 days (30.42 yr)      first obs. used      1990-05-25      last obs. used      2020-10-25      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .50593      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 02:52:36   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.84405 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.54972 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 13.3   n/a MPO358751   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 ] 2020-Nov-27 19:02 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin