+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   14491 Hitachiomiya (1994 VY2) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014491 [ 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 20 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .3597326100756905 3.2304e-08   a 2.671427184650479 1.0078e-08 au q 1.710427710889009 8.9934e-08 au i 5.681602286808657 3.4105e-06 deg node 257.9586323095223 4.8785e-05 deg peri 175.3486806611938 4.9192e-05 deg M 336.5589084886839 6.4713e-06 deg tp 2459304.345759746807 (2021-Mar-30.84575975) 2.8846e-05 TDB period 1594.826481983709 4.37 9.0248e-06 2.471e-08 d yr n .2257298860200876 1.2774e-09 deg/d Q 3.63242665841195 1.3703e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1161      data-arc span      17684 days (48.42 yr)      first obs. used      1972-10-06      last obs. used      2021-03-07      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .45101      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 00:30:58   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .724956 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.67623 au   T_jup = 3.278  [ 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 14.77   n/a MPCxxxxx   diameter diameter 5.476 km 1.759 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AJ....154..168M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.088   0.050 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AJ....154..168M)   14491 Hitachiomiya           Discovered 1994 Nov. 4 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe at Kitami. Hitachiomiya city, located in the northeast of Kanto district in central Japan, came on the scene in Oct. 2004 through the merger of five towns and villages. The former Miwa village area of Hitachi Omiya city is now the site of the Bistar Astronomical Observatory. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20100330/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-04-05 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1994 VY2 = 1972 TF6  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jun-17 00:38 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin