+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   14186 Virgiliofos (1998 XP2) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014186 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459396.5 (2021-Jul-01.0) TDB Reference: JPL 36 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1012728542455041 3.3114e-08   a 3.160071353346697 1.569e-08 au q 2.840041907773824 1.0948e-07 au i 1.783994290165649 3.2002e-06 deg node 93.27274809321419 0.00014327 deg peri 49.20983192520115 0.00014483 deg M 309.5997406263913 2.2173e-05 deg tp 2459683.759255775794 (2022-Apr-14.25925578) 0.00012715 TDB period 2051.841267575632 5.62 1.5281e-05 4.184e-08 d yr n .1754521685906827 1.3067e-09 deg/d Q 3.48010079891957 1.7279e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2167      data-arc span      10893 days (29.82 yr)      first obs. used      1991-06-08      last obs. used      2021-04-04      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .48494      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Jul-08 17:14:19   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.85382 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.52815 au   T_jup = 3.196  [ 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 13.15   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 12.398 km 0.116 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.080   0.021 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   14186 Virgiliofos           Discovered 1998 Dec. 7 by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at Pian dei Termini. Virgilio Fossombroni (b. 1946), a teacher of Italian Literature, developed a keen interest in science in general and taught the first rudiments of astronomy to the first discoverer when he was a little boy. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20020427/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-10-02 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1998 XP2 = 1994 ET2  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jul-31 23:13 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin