+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   18122 Forestamartin (2000 NL27) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2018122 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB Reference: JPL 35 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1106734521761334 1.9316e-08   a 2.929816226225987 1.2108e-08 au q 2.605563350227906 6.152e-08 au i 2.314813141644297 3.3296e-07 deg node 31.92087811364335 2.6404e-05 deg peri 9.823226763940772 2.6867e-05 deg M 306.6085689284994 1.1173e-05 deg tp 2459472.161476996686 (2021-Sep-14.66147700) 5.7521e-05 TDB period 1831.719617850994 5.01 1.1355e-05 3.109e-08 d yr n .1965366295647138 1.2184e-09 deg/d Q 3.254069102224069 1.3448e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2582      data-arc span      16088 days (44.05 yr)      first obs. used      1976-12-20      last obs. used      2021-01-06      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .48318      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 02:23:41   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.61294 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.12958 au   T_jup = 3.266  [ 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 13.14   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 6.590 km 0.182 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.178   0.063 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   18122 Forestamartin           Discovered 2000 July 4 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station. Franco Foresta Martin (b. 1945), an excellent science popularizer, both in print and on television, has for the past 30 years been the scientific editor for the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. The name was suggested by S. Montebugnoli and V. Zappalà. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20060613/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2008-05-22 Alternate Designations  2000 NL27 = 1976 YB7 = 1986 WH2 = 1998 FA21 = 1999 JW48  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2021-Apr-18 11:09 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin