+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   99906 Uofalberta (2002 QV53) Classification: Outer Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2099906 [ 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 20 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .0872361850106675 5.0048e-08   a 3.21030705324762 2.4539e-08 au q 2.93025211320946 1.6104e-07 au i 11.66796642427407 5.3581e-06 deg node 161.1446233209645 2.3623e-05 deg peri 219.6931881837728 3.5711e-05 deg M 350.55277895221 2.5266e-05 deg tp 2459055.634045803279 (2020-Jul-25.13404580) 0.0001474 TDB period 2100.962429986042 5.75 2.4089e-05 6.595e-08 d yr n .1713500417055966 1.9646e-09 deg/d Q 3.490361993285781 2.6679e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      506      data-arc span      8394 days (22.98 yr)      first obs. used      1997-11-22      last obs. used      2020-11-15      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .54194      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2020-Dec-17 22:27:42   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.9415 au   Jupiter MOID = 1.99479 au   T_jup = 3.153  [ 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 14.9   n/a MPO493561   diameter diameter 6.834 km 0.303 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.055   0.015 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   99906 Uofalberta           Discovered 2002 Aug. 17 by A. Lowe on images taken at Palomar. The University of Alberta was founded in 1908 in Edmonton and is one of the leading research institutions in Canada. The initials of its motto Quaecumque Vera ("Whatsoever things are true") appropriately appear in the provisional designation for this minor planet. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20050919/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2005-09-26 [ show close-approach data ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Jan-17 07:39 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin