+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   14542 Karitskaya (1997 SW9) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014542 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 29 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1048449846827988 3.9946e-08   a 3.068238797141238 1.8513e-08 au q 2.746549347451796 1.2675e-07 au i 10.44891122560238 4.918e-06 deg node 237.8560383509732 2.285e-05 deg peri 250.7441935931161 3.5023e-05 deg M 327.1892411284456 2.5548e-05 deg tp 2459179.414663953279 (2020-Nov-25.91466395) 0.00013964 TDB period 1963.053621384555 5.37 1.7767e-05 4.864e-08 d yr n .1833877567471079 1.6598e-09 deg/d Q 3.38992824683068 2.0454e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1283      data-arc span      8917 days (24.41 yr)      first obs. used      1996-06-18      last obs. used      2020-11-16      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .51466      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Dec-17 20:24:41   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.78402 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.84333 au   T_jup = 3.198  [ 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 13.9   n/a MPO381379   diameter diameter 6.045 km 0.245 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.192   0.061 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   14542 Karitskaya           Discovered 1997 Sept. 29 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott Observatory. Eugenia Alexeevna Karitskaya (b. 1947) is an astronomer at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute in Moscow and a specialist in the study of x-ray variable stars. Among many accomplishments, she contributed to the compilation of the General Catalogue of Variable Stars. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20010309/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-05-11 [ show close-approach data ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jan-22 03:24 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin