+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   14500 Kibo (1995 WO7) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014500 [ 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 21 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1003131605162963 3.2423e-08   a 2.231272635570505 6.275e-09 au q 2.007446625522901 7.2723e-08 au i 3.804685486063109 3.3857e-06 deg node 256.372201342649 5.5588e-05 deg peri 161.0896045342052 5.8828e-05 deg M 197.5140268528715 1.8894e-05 deg tp 2459749.965919763505 (2022-Jun-19.46591976) 6.4617e-05 TDB period 1217.383428757571 3.33 5.1354e-06 1.406e-08 d yr n .2957161987718252 1.2475e-09 deg/d Q 2.455098645618108 6.9044e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1222      data-arc span      10001 days (27.38 yr)      first obs. used      1993-01-23      last obs. used      2020-06-11      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .49626      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 00:31:08   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.01926 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.80657 au   T_jup = 3.632  [ 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 15.63   n/a E2020-QM5   14500 Kibo           Discovered 1995 Nov. 27 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi. Kibo, a word meaning "hope" or "wish", became a Japanese nickname for the Experiment Module of the International Space Station. The name was selected among other candidates proposed by children who attended the Fureai Space Festival 2003 in Tokyo. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20040107/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2004-01-07 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1995 WO7 = 1993 BW13  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-May-15 16:03 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin