+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   6063 Jason (1984 KB) Classification: Apollo [NEO]          SPK-ID: 2006063 [ 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 179 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .7662255850032114 7.253e-09   a 2.213020954107677 2.3603e-09 au q .5173476789221573 1.6472e-08 au i 4.918375419542129 1.4185e-06 deg node 169.3964692809263 4.5665e-05 deg peri 337.1379443126226 4.501e-05 deg M 343.0592518956567 5.116e-07 deg tp 2459057.085713989859 (2020-Jul-26.58571399) 1.7953e-06 TDB period 1202.476827521368 3.29 1.9237e-06 5.267e-09 d yr n .2993820685443545 4.7895e-10 deg/d Q 3.908694229293197 4.1687e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1185      # delay obs. used      7      # Doppler obs. used      3      data-arc span      21584 days (59.09 yr)      first obs. used      1960-10-22      last obs. used      2019-11-26      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .37911      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2019-Nov-26 05:03:37   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .0744886 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.13685 au   T_jup = 3.186  [ hide covariance matrix ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457163.5 (2015-May-21.0) TDB Reference: JPL 179 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .766468826575013 7.2546e-09   q .5167202397621471 1.6448e-08 au tp 2456652.903844253694 (2013-Dec-26.40384425) 2.2101e-06 TDB node 169.4469726440578 4.5654e-05 deg peri 337.093010149521 4.4998e-05 deg i 4.92028144281818 1.4191e-06 deg   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1185      # delay obs. used      7      # Doppler obs. used      3      data-arc span      21584 days (59.09 yr)      first obs. used      1960-10-22      last obs. used      2019-11-26      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .37911      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2019-Nov-26 05:03:37   Additional Information  Jupiter MOID = 1.13685 au   T_jup = 3.186  Orbit Covariance (6×6)   e q tp node peri i e 5.262919046866861E-17 -1.192865571390881E-16 1.036751919506938E-14 -4.50812779868475E-14 4.050986170043013E-14 4.692330398982966E-15 q -1.192865571390881E-16 2.705228424788033E-16 -2.413068386513039E-14 9.821738921051985E-14 -8.757039964402503E-14 -1.04971816279971E-14 tp 1.036751919506938E-14 -2.413068386513039E-14 4.884500007217586E-12 2.607347994717508E-11 -2.787202289496811E-11 8.343479127239408E-13 node -4.50812779868475E-14 9.821738921051985E-14 2.607347994717508E-11 2.084290894595536E-9 -2.053755794534099E-9 4.527305657753765E-11 peri 4.050986170043013E-14 -8.757039964402503E-14 -2.787202289496811E-11 -2.053755794534099E-9 2.024815177497067E-9 -4.445230038032898E-11 i 4.692330398982966E-15 -1.04971816279971E-14 8.343479127239408E-13 4.527305657753765E-11 -4.445230038032898E-11 2.013710404430797E-12 [ 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 15.9   n/a MPO279578   diameter diameter 1.4 km n/a Hazards due to Comets and Asteroids (1994), Ed. T. Gehrels, pp.540-543   rotation period rot_per 48.6 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 Result based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so. Published Reference List: [Warner, B.D.; Aznar, A.M.; Benishek, V.; Oey, J.; Groom, R. (2017) Minor Planet Bull. 44, 325-326.] geometric albedo albedo 0.21   n/a Hazards due to Comets and Asteroids (1994), Ed. T. Gehrels, pp.540-543   6063 Jason (1984 KB)          Discovered 1984-May-27 by Shoemaker, C. and E. at Palomar Reference: DISCOVERY.DB Last Updated: 2003-08-29 [ show close-approach data ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jan-23 14:01 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin