+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   21016 Miyazawaseiroku (1988 VA) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2021016 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB Reference: JPL 24 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1982251519880035 3.122e-08   a 2.430094355644862 8.6269e-09 au q 1.94838853265197 7.6047e-08 au i 11.86164553207051 3.7039e-06 deg node 218.8789132585645 2.2811e-05 deg peri 182.8899189492786 2.6531e-05 deg M 168.4852890483274 1.4987e-05 deg tp 2458552.921206260251 (2019-Mar-10.42120626) 5.5587e-05 TDB period 1383.671933989681 3.79 7.3681e-06 2.017e-08 d yr n .2601772798570654 1.3855e-09 deg/d Q 2.911800178637754 1.0337e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1360      data-arc span      11524 days (31.55 yr)      first obs. used      1988-11-03      last obs. used      2020-05-23      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .511      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 01:59:24   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .955861 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.50251 au   T_jup = 3.452  [ 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 14.68   n/a E2021B10   21016 Miyazawaseiroku           Discovered 1988 Nov. 2 by T. Seki at Geisei. Brother of the author of Night On The Milky Way Train and The Twin Stars, Iwate-born Seiroku Miyazawa (1904-2001) devoted his long life to publishing the famous and fantastic stories, which appealed to Japanese of all ages. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20020624/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-10-02 Alternate Designations  1988 VA = 1999 NZ54  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2021-Apr-10 13:02 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin