+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   187276 Meistas (2005 TM48) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2187276 [ 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 18 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .124536306417036 4.4066e-08   a 2.789154292848205 2.7033e-08 au q 2.44180331918967 1.2116e-07 au i 4.259832969838953 5.4207e-06 deg node 236.7133662775225 7.2999e-05 deg peri 23.84456639406782 8.0812e-05 deg M 203.2937807692512 4.0314e-05 deg tp 2459941.112381467904 (2022-Dec-27.61238147) 0.00019668 TDB period 1701.403164706875 4.66 2.4735e-05 6.772e-08 d yr n .2115900613491701 3.0761e-09 deg/d Q 3.13650526650674 3.0399e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      382      data-arc span      7432 days (20.35 yr)      first obs. used      2000-09-04      last obs. used      2021-01-09      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .50947      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Feb-24 11:56:32   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.42554 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.91889 au   T_jup = 3.314  [ 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 15.8   n/a MPO502999   187276 Meistas           Discovered 2005 Oct. 8 by K. Cernis and J. Zdanavicius at the Moletai Astronomical Observatory. Edmundas Meistas (b. 1936), Lithuanian astronomer, worked in the field of stellar photometry. An expert in Galactic structure, interstellar extinction, asteroseismology of white dwarfs and photometric instrumentation, he is the author of more than 80 scientific papers and a writer of popular science articles. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20111012/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2011-10-13 [ show close-approach data ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Apr-13 18:06 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin