+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   14826 Nicollier (1985 SC1) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014826 [ 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 24 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .2614261780379665 3.7717e-08   a 3.077454531110927 1.489e-08 au q 2.272927354956975 1.2024e-07 au i 2.334916015720457 4.4717e-06 deg node 10.2838562559521 8.9868e-05 deg peri 311.7725652131742 9.0099e-05 deg M 177.3174066946777 7.4795e-06 deg tp 2458029.241651876483 (2017-Oct-02.74165188) 3.9286e-05 TDB period 1971.904574075644 5.40 1.4312e-05 3.918e-08 d yr n .182564615312967 1.325e-09 deg/d Q 3.881981707264879 1.8783e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1804      data-arc span      32553 days (89.13 yr)      first obs. used      1931-09-14      last obs. used      2020-10-29      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .49372      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 02:37:31   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.26131 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.46403 au   T_jup = 3.174  [ 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 13.6   n/a MPO467850   diameter diameter 11.598 km 0.169 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.063   0.014 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   14826 Nicollier           Discovered 1985 Sept. 16 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald. Born in Vevey, Switzerland, Claude Nicollier (b. 1944) studied astronomy in Geneva and became the first European mission specialist of NASA. Astronomers owe him special thanks for his decisive part in the success of both servicing missions on the Hubble Space Telescope. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20001013/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-03-29 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1985 SC1 = 1931 RB = 1969 TV4 = 2000 GO58  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jan-22 07:49 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin