+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   14185 Van Ness (1998 WK32) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014185 [ 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 37 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1948276424086426 3.2154e-08   a 2.565898215020722 1.2155e-08 au q 2.065990315127691 8.3627e-08 au i 7.223238767488049 8.0366e-07 deg node 18.47298022462015 5.794e-06 deg peri 326.7208877183865 8.9475e-06 deg M 221.3622686950528 7.8941e-06 deg tp 2459778.644643053265 (2022-Jul-18.14464305) 3.5139e-05 TDB period 1501.265705519724 4.11 1.0668e-05 2.921e-08 d yr n .2397976578538916 1.704e-09 deg/d Q 3.065806114913754 1.4524e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2008      data-arc span      15849 days (43.39 yr)      first obs. used      1977-10-20      last obs. used      2021-03-12      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .4547      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 00:19:09   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.06194 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.36624 au   T_jup = 3.395  [ 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 13.62   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 5.388 km 1.581 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759L...8M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.266   0.194 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759L...8M)   14185 Van Ness           Discovered 1998 Nov. 21 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search at Anderson Mesa Station. Michael E. Van Ness (b. 1974) has been an observer for LONEOS since 1998. He is interested in archaeoastronomy. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20000726/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-03-29 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1998 WK32 = 1977 UW1 = 1981 WX4 = 1985 RN6 = 1999 BV18  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Apr-23 15:43 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin