+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   235 Carolina (A883 WA) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2000235 [ 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 64 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .0619881831134615 3.3357e-08   a 2.88061894374434 9.9107e-09 au q 2.70205460917941 9.6027e-08 au i 9.03190844205152 4.0689e-06 deg node 66.00936632338181 2.4222e-05 deg peri 207.7518813264637 4.205e-05 deg M 101.762133677969 3.5196e-05 deg tp 2458495.709876515791 (2019-Jan-12.20987652) 0.00017428 TDB period 1785.776672385728 4.89 9.2158e-06 2.523e-08 d yr n .2015929570403974 1.0404e-09 deg/d Q 3.05918327830927 1.0525e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      3226      data-arc span      49950 days (136.76 yr)      first obs. used      1884-02-13      last obs. used      2020-11-16      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .42299      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Dec-18 01:52:01   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.6896 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.999 au   T_jup = 3.273  [ 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 8.9   n/a MPO347512   diameter diameter 57.517 km 0.185 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...791..121M)   rotation period rot_per 17.610 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 Published Reference List: [Schroll, A.; Schober, H.J. (1983) Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 53, 77-79.] [Behrend, R. (2005) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html] [Behrend, R. (2007) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html] [Warner, B.D.; Behrend, R.; Stephens, R.D.; Poncy, R.; et al. (2007) Minor Planet Bull. 34, 100.] [Behrend, R. (2013) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html] [Behrend, R. (2016) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html] [Franco, L.; Marchini, A.; Baj, G.; Scarfi, G.; et al. (2018) Minor Planet Bull. 45, 399-400.] geometric albedo albedo 0.177   0.034 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759L...8M)   B-V BV 0.897   0.011 EAR-A-5-DDR-UBV-MEAN-VALUES-V1.2 #obs=3; phase (min.=.72, mean=5.71, max.=8.28) deg. U-B UB 0.541   0.034 EAR-A-5-DDR-UBV-MEAN-VALUES-V1.2 #obs=2; phase (min.=.72, mean=4.50, max.=8.28) deg. Tholen spectral type spec_T S   n/a EAR-A-5-DDR-TAXONOMY-V4.0 used 2 color indices 235 Carolina (A883 WA)          Discovered 1883-Nov-28 by Palisa, J. at Vienna Reference: DISCOVERY.DB Last Updated: 2003-08-29 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  A883 WA = 1934 GY = 1939 GN = 1956 VK = A909 GJ  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jan-24 23:18 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin