Comment Re:Orbits, nodes, & more (Score 1) 432
*Any* object in orbit around the sun would have to intersect the Earth's ecliptic (which is defined as the plane of the Earth's orbit) at two distinct points, except for the special case where an object has the same orbital plane as the earth. So yes, Jupiter, Pluto, and Halley's Comet all have ascending and descending nodal points and I'm sure 2002 AA29 does as well.
In fact, it seems that they've got all the details worked out. If you scroll down below the java applet they list all sorts of fun orbital parameters, including ascending node, eccentricity, etc. etc.
In fact, it seems that they've got all the details worked out. If you scroll down below the java applet they list all sorts of fun orbital parameters, including ascending node, eccentricity, etc. etc.