+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   14846 Lampedusa (1989 BH) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2014846 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ 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 .1751972073130126 2.7625e-08   a 2.359131152841732 7.3008e-09 au q 1.945817963178733 6.6366e-08 au i 10.03407305111523 3.4495e-06 deg node 109.2207004252365 1.869e-05 deg peri 47.85986070805775 2.15e-05 deg M 211.8490357500154 1.1684e-05 deg tp 2459545.163831660725 (2021-Nov-26.66383166) 4.4134e-05 TDB period 1323.50795278662 3.62 6.1437e-06 1.682e-08 d yr n .2720044101299331 1.2626e-09 deg/d Q 2.772444342504731 8.5798e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1986      data-arc span      24668 days (67.54 yr)      first obs. used      1953-04-14      last obs. used      2020-10-27      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .4625      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 02:37:23   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .971907 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.26058 au   T_jup = 3.511  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.9   n/a MPO395148   diameter diameter 5.835 km 1.540 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...814..117N)   geometric albedo albedo 0.087   0.053 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...63N)   14846 Lampedusa           Discovered 1989 Jan. 29 at Osservatorio San Vittore. Italian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896-1957) is famous for Il Gattopardo, whose fictional protagonist, Prince Fabrizio Salina, modeled on the author's own grandfather, was an amateur astronomer who discovered and named minor planets "Salina" in honor of his family and "Svelto" in memory of his favorite dog. 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  1989 BH = 1953 GF1 = 1999 XP9  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2020-Nov-27 19:06 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin