+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   14361 Boscovich (1988 DE) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014361 [ 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 36 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .09598814821882148 1.3011e-08   a 2.582634108061346 1.0147e-08 au q 2.334731842501769 3.7694e-08 au i 13.24209022270378 9.5674e-07 deg node 352.7112108080551 3.3893e-06 deg peri 174.8499453803003 9.5892e-06 deg M 316.5105610920114 1.0125e-05 deg tp 2459383.636139105843 (2021-Jun-18.13613911) 4.2514e-05 TDB period 1515.977481741963 4.15 8.9338e-06 2.446e-08 d yr n .237470545793553 1.3994e-09 deg/d Q 2.830536373620922 1.112e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2559      data-arc span      16358 days (44.79 yr)      first obs. used      1976-05-31      last obs. used      2021-03-14      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .41099      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 00:26:25   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.34094 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.13948 au   T_jup = 3.380  [ hide covariance matrix ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457627.5 (2016-Aug-27.0) TDB Reference: JPL 36 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .09566633287620682 1.3076e-08   q 2.334690784809709 3.7906e-08 au tp 2457871.225469769746 (2017-Apr-27.72546977) 4.4333e-05 TDB node 352.7614206813433 3.3864e-06 deg peri 175.5875303501993 9.5672e-06 deg i 13.25023468846383 9.5733e-07 deg   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2559      data-arc span      16358 days (44.79 yr)      first obs. used      1976-05-31      last obs. used      2021-03-14      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .41099      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 00:26:25   Additional Information  Jupiter MOID = 2.13948 au   T_jup = 3.380  Orbit Covariance (6×6)   e q tp node peri i e 1.70978893150262E-16 -4.826359530108848E-16 -2.108790795777535E-14 -1.65506187226959E-14 1.996955453803652E-14 -3.533924476788444E-15 q -4.826359530108848E-16 1.43686955312689E-15 -6.776803886850323E-14 4.189630214775721E-14 -8.487269598274216E-14 9.466987630620776E-15 tp -2.108790795777535E-14 -6.776803886850323E-14 1.965405040014418E-9 3.079515931725181E-11 3.952514910643817E-10 -1.704779457459221E-12 node -1.65506187226959E-14 4.189630214775721E-14 3.079515931725181E-11 1.146757726668156E-11 -4.607820635109631E-12 1.223075694407335E-13 peri 1.996955453803652E-14 -8.487269598274216E-14 3.952514910643817E-10 -4.607820635109631E-12 9.153192606596897E-11 -7.548715455845098E-13 i -3.533924476788444E-15 9.466987630620776E-15 -1.704779457459221E-12 1.223075694407335E-13 -7.548715455845098E-13 9.164866714309135E-13 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.21   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 7.613 km 0.168 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.211   0.055 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   14361 Boscovich           Discovered 1988 Feb. 17 at Osservatorio San Vittore. Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich (1711-1787), Jesuit professor of mathematics and philosophy at Rome and Pavia, was for some years in Paris and later in Milan, where he founded the Brera Astronomical Observatory. He wrote on the determination of orbits of comets, mathematics and optics. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20010109/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-05-11 Alternate Designations  1988 DE = 1990 UY11  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2021-Apr-19 05:32 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin