+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   9377 Metz (1993 PJ7) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2009377 [ 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 .04232744450462731 3.182e-08   a 3.012965326765856 1.3632e-08 au q 2.885434204102808 9.2965e-08 au i 2.180950979989544 3.5042e-06 deg node 332.5210878240302 7.8892e-05 deg peri 328.2469832611524 8.8719e-05 deg M 115.04333151622 3.9874e-05 deg tp 2458590.052138421273 (2019-Apr-16.55213842) 0.00021228 TDB period 1910.247445653619 5.23 1.2964e-05 3.549e-08 d yr n .1884572602461043 1.279e-09 deg/d Q 3.140496449428904 1.4209e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2313      data-arc span      10902 days (29.85 yr)      first obs. used      1991-03-14      last obs. used      2021-01-17      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .47824      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Feb-24 01:48:21   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.86818 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.96089 au   T_jup = 3.246  [ 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 13.36   n/a E2021B10   9377 Metz           Discovered 1993 Aug. 15 by E. W. Elst at Caussols. Named for the French city in the Lorraine region of France, at the confluence of the Moselle and Seille rivers. It derives its name from the Gallic tribe Mediomatrici. In 843 it became the capital of Lorraine. The Metz cathedral has remarkable stained glass windows from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 19990402/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2010-06-11 [ hide close-approach data ] Close-Approach Data   ...sorted by Date/Time (TDB) Date/Time (TDB) Time Uncertainty (days_HH:MM) Body Nominal Distance (au) Minimum Distance (au) Maximum Distance (au) V-relative (km/s) V-infinity (km/s) JD (TDB) Time Uncertainty (minutes) Semi-major axis (km) Semi-minor axis (km) range-LOV angle (deg) N-sigma BP Orbit Ref. Reference Modified 1905-Nov-09 12:07 00:02 Jupiter 1.9793842941886 1.97938392100935 1.97938466736807 3.41351322751811 3.28576142166357 2417159.004554742 2.27727548216942 60.174635356789 12.5864515891454 80.5022133993628 5415450.48749534 T 36 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 01:48:27 2021-Feb-24 01:48 1952-Aug-23 01:33 00:01 Jupiter 1.97205445982943 1.97205417791455 1.97205474174431 3.52795783433129 3.40403598680478 2434247.564806474 1.31771512744134 52.8207574428349 11.0691584776799 88.0308819327807 5366265.05593482 T 36 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 01:48:27 2021-Feb-24 01:48 2083-Oct-14 20:24 00:01 Jupiter 1.98137139994242 1.98137113115402 1.98137166873082 3.43721134383248 3.31050384521523 2482147.350226881 1.41206033418062 43.0239614012107 9.31103981226277 -85.2641240067121 5305169.85154297 T 36 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 01:48:27 2021-Feb-24 01:48 2130-Jul-29 15:41 00:02 Jupiter 1.97891929190339 1.97891894801192 1.97891963579541 3.56996210788074 3.44798258592383 2499236.153165116 2.3615129155691 85.2269952665236 10.0920983368378 -85.0240078677029 5183132.54656008 T 36 CATAB v2.0f-lin.ifort 2021-Feb-24 01:48:27 2021-Feb-24 01:48 Alternate Designations  1993 PJ7 = 1991 EL5  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Mar-04 02:54 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin