+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   17431 Sainte-Colombe (1989 RT) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2017431 [ 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 34 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .126243662696642 2.4228e-08   a 2.345933359876226 8.1242e-09 au q 2.049774140083212 5.6863e-08 au i 6.738946328511113 5.6524e-07 deg node 323.0549131791763 6.2524e-06 deg peri 340.4571224993265 6.7441e-06 deg M 288.5538063914548 5.9505e-06 deg tp 2459460.964493618751 (2021-Sep-03.46449362) 2.2738e-05 TDB period 1312.417260694145 3.59 6.8175e-06 1.867e-08 d yr n .2743030062021539 1.4249e-09 deg/d Q 2.642092579669241 9.1498e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2098      data-arc span      11241 days (30.78 yr)      first obs. used      1989-09-03      last obs. used      2020-06-13      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .50563      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 02:02:56   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.03412 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.58048 au   T_jup = 3.541  [ 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 14.08   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 4.391 km 0.325 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.210   0.073 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   17431 Sainte-Colombe           Discovered 1989 Sept. 3 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence. Jean de Sainte-Colombe (1640-1700), a French composer and celebrated viola da gamba player, added a seventh string on the bass viol. A teacher of Marin Marais, he wrote more than 60 concertos for two viols and more than 170 pieces for the seven-string viol. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20100923/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-12-06 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1989 RT = 1996 OL1  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Apr-15 03:27 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin