+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   26291 Terristaples (1998 SU106) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2026291 [ 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 .1666038022090006 3.1407e-08   a 2.324039242292753 7.0761e-09 au q 1.936845468043856 7.3599e-08 au i 2.257630415039285 4.128e-06 deg node 195.9138719389061 8.533e-05 deg peri 100.1457548658202 8.6432e-05 deg M 98.71328801223969 1.1766e-05 deg tp 2458645.656601892162 (2019-Jun-11.15660189) 4.2475e-05 TDB period 1294.087411038141 3.54 5.9103e-06 1.618e-08 d yr n .2781883178287017 1.2705e-09 deg/d Q 2.71123301654165 8.255e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1037      data-arc span      10330 days (28.28 yr)      first obs. used      1991-10-13      last obs. used      2020-01-24      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .51448      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Feb-23 00:42:20   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .922507 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.48104 au   T_jup = 3.556  [ 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 15.6   n/a MPO337481   26291 Terristaples           Discovered 1998 Sept. 26 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. Terri Staples mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Red River High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20100228/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-10-29 [ show close-approach data ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2020-Jul-04 22:59 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin