+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   41740 Yuenkwokyung (2000 VC) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2041740 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 32 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .07816302599306388 3.853e-08   a 2.207691663381263 6.2805e-09 au q 2.035131802511723 8.5041e-08 au i 4.711342770062121 3.2192e-06 deg node 73.55019520529795 4.9779e-05 deg peri 92.10740891741671 5.388e-05 deg M 240.4461871399993 2.0981e-05 deg tp 2459398.393627750461 (2021-Jul-02.89362775) 7.0231e-05 TDB period 1198.135823220494 3.28 5.1127e-06 1.4e-08 d yr n .3004667693119704 1.2822e-09 deg/d Q 2.380251524250804 6.7714e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1679      data-arc span      10430 days (28.56 yr)      first obs. used      1992-04-27      last obs. used      2020-11-16      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .52805      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Dec-17 21:14:15   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.04837 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.59334 au   T_jup = 3.651  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.7   n/a MPO395396   41740 Yuenkwokyung           Discovered 2000 Nov. 1 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver. Yuen Kwok-yung (b. 1956) is a Hong Kong microbiologist, physician and surgeon, with over 700 publications in peer reviewed journals. During the global outbreak of SARS in 2003, he led his team in the discovery of the SARS coronavirus, being honored as "Asian heroes of the year" in the 2013 April issue of Time Asia. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: MPC batch dated 2018-05-29 Last Updated: 2018-05-31 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2021-Jan-16 06:15 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin