+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   17051 Oflynn (1999 FW46) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2017051 [ 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 34 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1328277172359041 4.3662e-08   a 2.298101574924438 8.1531e-09 au q 1.992849988750989 1.0148e-07 au i 6.657642021167531 4.7379e-06 deg node 21.60124571985741 3.0328e-05 deg peri 297.2332187367625 3.3998e-05 deg M 257.4651259030262 1.6593e-05 deg tp 2459362.927680107313 (2021-May-28.42768011) 5.9257e-05 TDB period 1272.483786494293 3.48 6.7717e-06 1.854e-08 d yr n .2829112667846276 1.5055e-09 deg/d Q 2.603353161097887 9.236e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1975      data-arc span      13402 days (36.69 yr)      first obs. used      1983-11-08      last obs. used      2020-07-18      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .51638      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 02:23:26   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .990829 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.69029 au   T_jup = 3.573  [ hide covariance matrix ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456715.5 (2014-Feb-27.0) TDB Reference: JPL 34 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .133385622967369 4.3711e-08   q 1.99190891892363 1.0166e-07 au tp 2456815.926256392538 (2014-Jun-07.42625639) 5.5934e-05 TDB node 21.639698590874 3.0348e-05 deg peri 296.866007192196 3.3984e-05 deg i 6.656145545598654 4.7365e-06 deg   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1975      data-arc span      13402 days (36.69 yr)      first obs. used      1983-11-08      last obs. used      2020-07-18      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .51638      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 02:23:26   Additional Information  Jupiter MOID = 2.69029 au   T_jup = 3.573  Orbit Covariance (6×6)   e q tp node peri i e 1.910627906172304E-15 -4.433175081233782E-15 1.300554319409179E-12 -1.076262341358003E-14 3.625947059349306E-13 1.829498960273756E-15 q -4.433175081233782E-15 1.033535999617894E-14 -2.947662002445312E-12 2.417522133810589E-14 -8.235334349636329E-13 -4.078233963542804E-15 tp 1.300554319409179E-12 -2.947662002445312E-12 3.12865793956591E-9 -1.067181534977378E-11 8.665931913858601E-10 7.255608189489959E-13 node -1.076262341358003E-14 2.417522133810589E-14 -1.067181534977378E-11 9.210103212177088E-10 -9.172214938443864E-10 -5.82797557621308E-11 peri 3.625947059349306E-13 -8.235334349636329E-13 8.665931913858601E-10 -9.172214938443864E-10 1.154898103198953E-9 5.806843634819215E-11 i 1.829498960273756E-15 -4.078233963542804E-15 7.255608189489959E-13 -5.82797557621308E-11 5.806843634819215E-11 2.243428281685584E-11 [ 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 14.0   n/a MPO425972   diameter diameter 3.845 km 0.381 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.173   0.050 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   17051 Oflynn           Discovered 1999 Mar. 20 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. Colin Patrick O'Flynn (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Westdale Secondary School, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20040614/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-12-11 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1999 FW46 = 1983 VH3 = 1997 WC48  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jan-17 23:21 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin