+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   3038 Bernes (1978 QB3) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2003038 [ 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 34 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .2049161847867302 3.9709e-08   a 2.438897876488714 7.1358e-09 au q 1.939128228554189 9.863e-08 au i 4.711475494957995 4.3106e-06 deg node 351.5524020107513 3.9936e-05 deg peri 10.94366852190528 4.072e-05 deg M 335.3674669056942 8.4017e-06 deg tp 2459095.690898122943 (2020-Sep-03.19089812) 3.2609e-05 TDB period 1391.19769749467 3.81 6.1056e-06 1.672e-08 d yr n .2587698359825522 1.1357e-09 deg/d Q 2.93866752442324 8.598e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2242      data-arc span      24690 days (67.60 yr)      first obs. used      1953-02-15      last obs. used      2020-09-21      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .44132      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Oct-22 15:43:20   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .936662 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.51909 au   T_jup = 3.469  [ 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 13.5   n/a MPO473807   diameter diameter 3.578 km 0.200 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.660   0.181 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   3038 Bernes (1978 QB3)          Discovered 1978-Aug-31 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj Reference: DISCOVERY.DB Last Updated: 2003-08-29 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1978 QB3 = 1955 RG = 1959 TG  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2020-Oct-31 00:19 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin