+ 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 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 33 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1946217966435044 4.9605e-08   a 2.566366238678625 1.3416e-08 au q 2.066895430461758 1.2702e-07 au i 7.222259447228193 4.4526e-06 deg node 18.47637192285082 2.933e-05 deg peri 326.6964129704126 3.1347e-05 deg M 173.4334631560452 1.2897e-05 deg tp 2458277.052912753330 (2018-Jun-07.55291275) 5.3915e-05 TDB period 1501.67647390211 4.11 1.1776e-05 3.224e-08 d yr n .2397320636345452 1.8799e-09 deg/d Q 3.065837046895492 1.6028e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1918      data-arc span      15557 days (42.59 yr)      first obs. used      1977-10-20      last obs. used      2020-05-24      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .44897      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 02:41:34   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.06462 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.36556 au   T_jup = 3.394  [ 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 13.6   n/a MPO458958   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-Jan-17 10:43 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin