+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   23444 Kukucin (1986 TV6) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2023444 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB Reference: JPL 35 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1872945968103153 5.1831e-08   a 2.559429222707641 9.8832e-09 au q 2.080061958376074 1.3592e-07 au i 7.415885886511451 5.2188e-06 deg node 325.5420562498309 2.4945e-05 deg peri 356.0968908781541 2.6668e-05 deg M 185.1751713110182 1.1604e-05 deg tp 2459926.796119604731 (2022-Dec-13.29611960) 5.1267e-05 TDB period 1495.591930611066 4.09 8.6628e-06 2.372e-08 d yr n .240707369859178 1.3942e-09 deg/d Q 3.038796487039206 1.1734e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1831      data-arc span      12580 days (34.44 yr)      first obs. used      1986-10-05      last obs. used      2021-03-15      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .50277      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 04:24:02   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.06563 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.2852 au   T_jup = 3.399  [ 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 13.56   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 5.227 km 0.068 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.187   0.023 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   23444 Kukučín           Discovered 1986 Oct. 5 by M. Antal at Piwnice. Martin Kukučín (Matej Bencúr, 1860-1928) was a Slovak writer and the first important realistic novelist in Slovak literature. He spent part of his life in Chile and Argentina, as well as in Croatia (on the island of Brač), where he died. Kukučín was also a teacher and doctor. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20010804/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-05-11 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1986 TV6 = 1996 BX14  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Apr-15 09:28 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin