+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   8262 Carcich (1985 RG) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2008262 [ 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 30 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .2080235467904864 3.4994e-08   a 2.418609220399001 6.3718e-09 au q 1.915481552071428 8.4167e-08 au i .9864068856034206 4.0689e-06 deg node 10.40833094055524 0.00016287 deg peri 11.38207604641528 0.00016306 deg M 63.27211858622002 6.6469e-06 deg tp 2458759.033515720786 (2019-Oct-02.53351572) 2.5429e-05 TDB period 1373.874247976409 3.76 5.4292e-06 1.486e-08 d yr n .2620327155343708 1.0355e-09 deg/d Q 2.921736888726575 7.6973e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1804      data-arc span      12845 days (35.17 yr)      first obs. used      1985-08-23      last obs. used      2020-10-23      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .49646      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 03:22:09   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .918488 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.53777 au   T_jup = 3.485  [ 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 MPO502231   8262 Carcich           Discovered 1985 Sept. 14 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. Named in honor of Brian T. Carcich (b. 1956), developer of innovative computer software at Cornell University. Carcich has been responsible for developing key software used to acquire remote sensing data on spacecraft missions to minor planets and comets, including NEAR, Galileo and CONTOUR. Name suggested and citation provided by J. Veverka. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 19990728/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-06-11 Alternate Designations  1985 RG = 1989 UB2  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2020-Dec-02 16:33 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin