+ 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 2459396.5 (2021-Jul-01.0) TDB Reference: JPL 27 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1983109249424263 2.9878e-08   a 2.429974546541458 8.5963e-09 au q 1.948084046630269 7.292e-08 au i 11.8622016071709 3.5548e-06 deg node 218.8791114250705 1.8e-05 deg peri 182.8623388585783 2.1292e-05 deg M 219.5238883825088 1.3783e-05 deg tp 2459936.384663032593 (2022-Dec-22.88466303) 5.5032e-05 TDB period 1383.56960805522 3.79 7.3418e-06 2.01e-08 d yr n .2601965220282808 1.3807e-09 deg/d Q 2.911865046452648 1.0301e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1483      data-arc span      11909 days (32.61 yr)      first obs. used      1988-11-03      last obs. used      2021-06-12      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .50479      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Jul-08 05:04:24   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .95595 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.50358 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 14.71   n/a MPO614063   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-Aug-01 05:47 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin