1243 Pamela
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 7 May 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1243 |
| 1932 JE | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.78 yr (30602 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2411732 AU (484.87261 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.9531348 AU (441.78268 Gm) |
| 3.097154 AU (463.3276 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0465005 |
| 5.45 yr (1990.9 d) | |
| 92.915466° | |
| 0° 10m 50.972s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.28362° |
| 245.67525° | |
| 56.89200° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.95899 AU (293.061 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.87013 AU (279.767 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.180 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 70 km |
Mean radius | 35.035±2.95 km |
| 26.017 h (1.0840 d) | |
Sidereal rotation period | 26.017 h |
| 0.0483±0.009 | |
| 9.7 | |
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1243 Pamela (1932 JE) is a relatively large 70 km main-belt asteroid discovered on May 7, 1932, by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO).[1] It was later named after the daughter of the discoverer.[2]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 101. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- Warner, B.D. (2000) Minor Planet Bul. 27, 4-6.
- Behrend, R. (2005) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
- Behrend, R. (2006) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
- Behrend, R. (2007) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
- Behrend, R. (2010) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
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