+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   17308 (6079 P-L) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2017308 [ 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 28 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1825663028365933 3.9001e-08   a 3.187047954012473 2.0056e-08 au q 2.605200392085487 1.2288e-07 au i 21.17284613131277 5.8571e-06 deg node .05005231585080333 1.2337e-05 deg peri 91.73255008755685 2.1363e-05 deg M 107.3718900005054 1.577e-05 deg tp 2458380.674526110254 (2018-Sep-19.17452611) 9.0034e-05 TDB period 2078.171210353643 5.69 1.9617e-05 5.371e-08 d yr n .1732292306843855 1.6352e-09 deg/d Q 3.76889551593946 2.3718e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1765      data-arc span      21816 days (59.73 yr)      first obs. used      1960-09-24      last obs. used      2020-06-17      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .41484      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Jun-23 18:08:31   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.72508 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.73158 au   T_jup = 3.068  [ 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 13.0   n/a MPO473997   diameter diameter 11.693 km 0.156 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.107   0.024 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   17308 (6079 P-L)          Discovered 1960-Sep-24 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar Reference: 20000913/Numbers.arc Last Updated: 2004-04-19 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  6079 P-L = 1977 RE8 = 1997 BA1  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2020-Jul-05 14:42 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin