+ 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 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB Reference: JPL 30 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .01434138228988092 4.4839e-08   a 3.162387417055577 2.2645e-08 au q 3.117034410158874 1.5172e-07 au i 16.6513445307183 4.5857e-06 deg node 107.2405516483739 1.3455e-05 deg peri 211.8918276240879 0.00014977 deg M 351.8843576230506 0.00014887 deg tp 2459046.806444604800 (2020-Jul-16.30644460) 0.00084941 TDB period 2054.097418717735 5.62 2.2064e-05 6.041e-08 d yr n .1752594578619008 1.8825e-09 deg/d Q 3.207740423952281 2.297e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1704      data-arc span      11074 days (30.32 yr)      first obs. used      1990-02-21      last obs. used      2020-06-17      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .5006      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Jun-23 16:43:46   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 2.10599 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.975 au   T_jup = 3.139  [ 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 12.6   n/a MPO302113   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 ] 2020-Aug-13 06:14 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin