+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   29053 Muskau (4466 T-2) Classification: Outer Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2029053 [ 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 30 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .07268934693546357 4.0338e-08   a 3.921478777011051 4.4751e-08 au q 3.636429045688837 1.6502e-07 au i 2.305359959371014 4.0782e-06 deg node 72.24257465761568 0.00012583 deg peri 56.35708102278772 0.00013065 deg M 264.236252767372 3.6826e-05 deg tp 2459955.021919989937 (2023-Jan-10.52191999) 0.00029737 TDB period 2836.437577328116 7.77 4.8553e-05 1.329e-07 d yr n .1269197682605498 2.1726e-09 deg/d Q 4.206528508333264 4.8004e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      847      data-arc span      17240 days (47.20 yr)      first obs. used      1973-09-30      last obs. used      2020-12-12      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .50346      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Feb-24 03:32:57   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 2.6521 au   Jupiter MOID = .835713 au   T_jup = 3.057  [ 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 13.7   n/a MPO412393   diameter diameter 10.226 km 0.682 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[hildas] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...744..197G)   geometric albedo albedo 0.067   0.017 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[hildas] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...744..197G)   29053 Muskau           Discovered 1973 Sept. 30 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. The landscaped park at Muskau sits astride the Neisse river on the border between Poland and Germany near Bad Muskau. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20050721/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2005-07-21 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  4466 T-2 = 2000 DL95  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Mar-04 18:00 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin