+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   3015 Candy (1980 VN) Classification: Outer Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2003015 [ 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 40 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1747032762205417 4.2715e-08   a 3.3859692775682 2.0206e-08 au q 2.794429351594935 1.4562e-07 au i 17.40135795397909 4.3534e-06 deg node 38.12804827074637 1.4261e-05 deg peri 300.9869380931818 1.7803e-05 deg M 190.4171576063952 1.2231e-05 deg tp 2460272.518687821303 (2023-Nov-24.01868782) 8.1842e-05 TDB period 2275.741591357021 6.23 2.0371e-05 5.577e-08 d yr n .1581901923167527 1.416e-09 deg/d Q 3.977509203541465 2.3736e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2486      data-arc span      20349 days (55.71 yr)      first obs. used      1965-05-02      last obs. used      2021-01-17      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .43069      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Feb-24 01:07:15   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.8332 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.69253 au   T_jup = 3.053  [ 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 11.21   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 24.517 km 0.470 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   rotation period rot_per 4.625 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 Published Reference List: [Clark, M. (2007) Minor Planet Bull. 34, 19-22.] [Clark, M. (2012) Minor Planet Bull. 39, 63-65.] [Clark, M. (2015) Minor Planet Bull. 42, 15-20.] [Clark, M. (2016) Minor Planet Bull. 43, 2-5.] [Clark, M. (2016) Minor Planet Bull. 43, 80-86.] [Durech, J.; Hanus, J.; Oszkiewsicz, D.; Vanco, R. (2016) Astron. Astrophys. 587, A48.] [Clark, M. (2018) Minor Planet Bull. 45, 235-236.] geometric albedo albedo 0.107   0.017 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   3015 Candy (1980 VN)          Discovered 1980-Nov-09 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff (AM) Discovered at the Anderson Mesa station, which is operated by the Lowell Observatory. Reference: DISCOVERY.DB Last Updated: 2003-08-29 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1980 VN = 1974 VL2 = 1974 XC = 1984 HS  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Mar-04 19:14 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin