1762 Russell

1762 Russell
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Indiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery site Goethe Link Obs.
Discovery date 8 October 1953
Designations
MPC designation 1762 Russell
Named after
 Henry Norris Russell[2]
1953 TZ · 1947 LM
1953 TW2 · 1956 GF
1963 VN
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 68.16 yr (24897 days)
Aphelion 3.0994 AU (463.66 Gm)
Perihelion 2.6506 AU (396.52 Gm)
2.8750 AU (430.09 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.078044
4.87 yr (1780.6 d)
260.24°
0° 12m 7.848s / day
Inclination 2.2792°
160.64°
233.82°
Earth MOID 1.65611 AU (247.751 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.25419 AU (337.222 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.291
Physical characteristics
12.797 h (0.5332 d)
11.2

    1762 Russell, provisional designation 1953 TZ, is a main-belt asteroid discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program on October 8, 1953.[1]

    It is named after distinguished American astronomer Henry Norris Russell (1877–1957), noted for the H-R diagram and research on a variety of topics in fundamental astronomy, astrophysics, and the analysis of atomic spectra (see Russell-Saunders coupling).[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1762 Russell (1953 TZ)" (2015-08-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1762) Russell. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 140. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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