+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   6416 Nyukasayama (1993 VY3) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2006416 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457000.5 (2014-Dec-09.0) TDB Reference: JPL 5 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1422790477376948 7.1168e-08   a 3.082833655997065 3.5421e-08 AU q 2.644211019088086 2.1607e-07 AU i 1.686805884880508 6.3994e-06 deg node 258.9292431600946 0.00026261 deg peri 141.7350380305187 0.00026322 deg M 339.478606936601 2.5308e-05 deg tp 2457113.201034470883 (2015-Mar-31.70103447) 0.00013971 JED period 1977.076911112856 5.41 3.4074e-05 9.329e-08 d yr n .1820869982227264 3.1382e-09 deg/d Q 3.521456292906044 4.046e-08 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      954      data-arc span      22323 days (61.12 yr)      first obs. used      1953-05-18      last obs. used      2014-06-30      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-BIG16      condition code      0      fit RMS      .51076      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2014-Jul-14 12:14:26   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.65235 AU   T_jup = 3.211  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.1 mag n/a MPO299008   6416 Nyukasayama           Discovered 1993 Nov. 14 by M. Hirasawa and S. Suzuki at Nyukasa. Named for a mountain in central Japan, famous for many beautiful flowers and a wonderful view. Mt. Nyukasa station, where this minor planet was discovered, is located near the top of this mountain. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 19980610/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-11-17 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  1993 VY3 = 1982 UC10 = 1987 SM18 = 1992 PN6  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2014-Aug-22 03:53 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin