+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   12818 Tomhanks (1996 GU8) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2012818 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB Reference: JPL 33 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .05965365956349297 2.7657e-08   a 2.738044421857509 9.3849e-09 au q 2.5747100520463 7.474e-08 au i 3.852007603888122 2.9179e-06 deg node 77.45844408804123 5.5067e-05 deg peri 227.8612031187138 6.4208e-05 deg M 56.46077891884805 3.1744e-05 deg tp 2458940.960462667600 (2020-Apr-01.46046267) 0.00014612 TDB period 1654.852009285213 4.53 8.5082e-06 2.329e-08 d yr n .2175421113066759 1.1185e-09 deg/d Q 2.901378791668718 9.9447e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2520      data-arc span      14234 days (38.97 yr)      first obs. used      1982-02-20      last obs. used      2021-02-09      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .47861      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-12 23:34:50   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.55943 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.22816 au   T_jup = 3.345  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.76   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 5.447 km 0.310 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.216   0.043 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   12818 Tomhanks           Discovered 1996 Apr. 13 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. Tom Hanks (b. 1956) has starred in such films as Splash, Sleepless in Seattle, Apollo 13 and Saving Private Ryan, winning Oscars for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He was executive producer for the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, which dramatized the Apollo expeditions to the moon. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20030318/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-10-02 Alternate Designations  1996 GU8 = 1982 DC4 = 1992 LY2  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2021-Apr-16 18:49 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin