+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   14324 (1979 MK6) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014324 [ 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 28 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .08843041833270694 3.5391e-08   a 2.695289738310521 1.1173e-08 au q 2.45694413922387 9.6852e-08 au i 2.695012290875603 4.1368e-06 deg node 162.6688335617737 7.4409e-05 deg peri 228.1752641689966 7.8033e-05 deg M 48.75913376531066 2.224e-05 deg tp 2458981.592775637154 (2020-May-12.09277564) 9.9728e-05 TDB period 1616.242838725137 4.43 1.005e-05 2.752e-08 d yr n .2227388059358465 1.385e-09 deg/d Q 2.933635337397173 1.2161e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1833      data-arc span      15189 days (41.59 yr)      first obs. used      1979-06-23      last obs. used      2021-01-22      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .4984      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Feb-24 02:17:25   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.46188 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.4443 au   T_jup = 3.363  [ 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 14.19   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 3.961 km 0.782 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.283   0.167 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   14324 (1979 MK6)          Discovered 1979-Jun-25 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring Reference: 20000418/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 [ hide close-approach data ] Close-Approach Data   ...sorted by Date/Time (TDB) Date/Time (TDB) Time Uncertainty (days_HH:MM) Body Nominal Distance (au) Minimum Distance (au) Maximum Distance (au) V-relative (km/s) V-infinity (km/s) JD (TDB) Time Uncertainty (minutes) Semi-major axis (km) Semi-minor axis (km) range-LOV angle (deg) N-sigma BP Orbit Ref. Reference Modified 2118-Apr-05 00:30 00:11 Vesta 0.0439275494914782 0.0439196932830049 0.0439354095028652 2.83010956338458 2.83010860629092 2494737.520930697 11.4855883724321 748.664268047412 29.6391995337938 -58.8784144985699 188277.353097436 T 28 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 02:17:29 2021-Feb-24 02:17 Alternate Designations  1979 MK6 = 1980 WG5  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Feb-25 05:45 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin