+ 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 36 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1057670120150142 3.6164e-08   a 2.378567534169734 8.5735e-09 au q 2.126993553204681 8.4971e-08 au i 4.610128045602709 4.0649e-06 deg node 157.755448785397 3.5402e-05 deg peri 207.9137042519364 3.8227e-05 deg M 173.9755314130733 1.4445e-05 deg tp 2458352.973825963290 (2018-Aug-22.47382596) 5.3353e-05 TDB period 1339.897747458173 3.67 7.2445e-06 1.983e-08 d yr n .268677218603383 1.4527e-09 deg/d Q 2.630141515134787 9.4803e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1939      data-arc span      12107 days (33.15 yr)      first obs. used      1987-04-01      last obs. used      2020-05-24      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .50718      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 02:03:59   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-Dec-02 01:44 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin