+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   9621 Michaelpalin (1993 FT26) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2009621 [ 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 .1683124536639561 2.3879e-08   a 2.263193067596667 5.5363e-09 au q 1.882269489274217 5.3368e-08 au i 3.684815272306281 3.2087e-06 deg node 230.3697797745282 5.1078e-05 deg peri 217.7960569271161 5.2465e-05 deg M 75.08019779200316 1.1696e-05 deg tp 2458741.139556341402 (2019-Sep-14.63955634) 4.0172e-05 TDB period 1243.600342872832 3.40 4.5632e-06 1.249e-08 d yr n .2894820687877641 1.0622e-09 deg/d Q 2.644116645919118 6.4681e-09 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1902      data-arc span      14115 days (38.64 yr)      first obs. used      1981-10-24      last obs. used      2020-06-16      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .4985      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Nov-13 03:12:17   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .900192 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.56117 au   T_jup = 3.597  [ 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 14.61   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 3.632 km 0.139 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.176   0.032 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   9621 Michaelpalin           Discovered 1993 Mar. 21 at the European Southern Observatory in the course of the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets. Michael Palin (b. 1943) is a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus. His sketch with the parrot will never be forgotten. He has also written several books for children and undertaken world travelogues for television. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20000320/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-03-29 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1993 FT26 = 1981 UZ27 = 1988 YH  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Feb-25 17:12 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin