+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   15160 Wygoda (2000 FK44) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015160 [ 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 24 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .2364421429344977 2.603e-08   a 2.615191178994349 9.1933e-09 au q 1.996849772449529 6.7648e-08 au i 5.170224134789335 4.4754e-06 deg node 48.2706728560433 5.3524e-05 deg peri 50.3946916192485 5.5303e-05 deg M 22.46180819684039 1.3692e-05 deg tp 2459104.118028715237 (2020-Sep-11.61802872) 5.8541e-05 TDB period 1544.733592168919 4.23 8.1454e-06 2.23e-08 d yr n .2330498940561871 1.2289e-09 deg/d Q 3.233532585539168 1.1367e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1165      data-arc span      22059 days (60.39 yr)      first obs. used      1960-10-17      last obs. used      2021-03-10      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .52007      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 00:50:29   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.01807 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.97047 au   T_jup = 3.362  [ 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 15.0   n/a MPO492920   15160 Wygoda           Discovered 2000 Mar. 29 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. Named in honor of Jennifer A. Wygoda for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Jennifer is a student at the F. K. White Middle School, Lake Charles, Louisiana. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20011002/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-05-11 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  2000 FK44 = 1998 SH85 = 7608 P-L  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Apr-17 09:32 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin