+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   20252 Eyjafjallajokull (1998 EY13) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2020252 [ 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 22 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .07279828679868885 3.9097e-08   a 2.271456953754571 9.4302e-09 au q 2.10609877898427 8.7449e-08 au i 7.135476528060913 5.0558e-06 deg node 13.21321651716071 3.168e-05 deg peri 70.95989726984868 4.8114e-05 deg M 257.4945809019484 3.7305e-05 deg tp 2459356.540594984153 (2021-May-22.04059498) 0.00013054 TDB period 1250.417932262582 3.42 7.7869e-06 2.132e-08 d yr n .2879037405906312 1.7929e-09 deg/d Q 2.436815128524873 1.0117e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1046      data-arc span      8722 days (23.88 yr)      first obs. used      1996-09-13      last obs. used      2020-07-31      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .51956      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Aug-25 01:34:08   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.13409 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.69317 au   T_jup = 3.598  [ 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 15.3   n/a MPO337429   20252 Eyjafjallajökull           Discovered 1998 Mar. 1 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland erupted in Mar. 2010 after an extended period of seismic restlessness. This eruption caused much inconvenience to aviation with its large amount of ash that extended all over Europe. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20100726/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-07-28 [ show close-approach data ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2020-Oct-31 00:03 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin