+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   7756 Scientia (1990 FR1) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2007756 [ 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 36 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .01339201339940312 1.1959e-08   a 3.159273350170152 1.7383e-08 au q 3.116964319132296 3.6613e-08 au i 16.65017175703363 3.3749e-07 deg node 107.2365196050691 4.4111e-06 deg peri 210.9404937837601 9.2686e-05 deg M 27.90952483787812 9.0009e-05 deg tp 2459041.488265527274 (2020-Jul-10.98826553) 0.00051284 TDB period 2051.064098823023 5.62 1.6928e-05 4.635e-08 d yr n .1755186491765818 1.4486e-09 deg/d Q 3.201582381208008 1.7615e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2008      data-arc span      11286 days (30.90 yr)      first obs. used      1990-02-21      last obs. used      2021-01-15      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .48095      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Mar-16 20:05:54   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 2.10339 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.97848 au   T_jup = 3.140  [ 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 12.70   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 16.193 km 2.311 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759L...8M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.067   0.021 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759L...8M)   7756 Scientia           Discovered 1990 Mar. 27 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. This Latin term for science or knowledge describes the purpose of the U.S. National Science Foundation on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in the year 2000. The NSF has acted as a "patron for pure science", consistently championing excellence in activities that span the entire range of scientific endeavor. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20000124/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-03-29 [ show close-approach data ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Apr-10 15:24 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin