+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   20242 Sagot (1998 DN27) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2020242 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 35 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1057670121492952 3.6165e-08   a 2.378567534372387 8.5968e-09 au q 2.126993553066503 8.4972e-08 au i 4.610127902149769 4.0677e-06 deg node 157.7554518162338 3.5526e-05 deg peri 207.9137008162346 3.8365e-05 deg M 173.9755316990887 1.4473e-05 deg tp 2458352.973824816005 (2018-Aug-22.47382482) 5.3472e-05 TDB period 1339.897747629411 3.67 7.2641e-06 1.989e-08 d yr n .2686772185690461 1.4566e-09 deg/d Q 2.63014151567827 9.506e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1908      data-arc span      12073 days (33.05 yr)      first obs. used      1987-04-01      last obs. used      2020-04-20      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .50831      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-May-20 05:10:13   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.12594 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.81348 au   T_jup = 3.528  [ 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 14.6   n/a MPO459006   20242 Sagot           Discovered 1998 Feb. 27 by P. Antonini at Bedoin. Robert Sagot (b. 1910) is an amateur astronomer who spent a large part of his time at the Société astronomique de France. He is attracted to celestial mechanics and studied sundials in France. He also co-authored the book La Revue des Constellations. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20030106/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-10-02 Alternate Designations  1998 DN27 = 1985 UV2 = 1987 GS = 1998 FZ36  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2020-Aug-05 00:33 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin