1239 Queteleta
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle |
| Discovery date | 4 February 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1239 |
Named after | Adolphe Quetelet |
| 1932 CB | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.13 yr (30728 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2822371 AU (491.01568 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0369562 AU (304.72431 Gm) |
| 2.659597 AU (397.8700 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2341109 |
| 4.34 yr (1584.2 d) | |
| 180.71075° | |
| 0° 13m 38.056s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.661919° |
| 73.16236° | |
| 35.51184° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.05243 AU (157.441 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.86332 AU (278.749 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.346 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 7.97±0.9 km |
| 0.0695±0.019 | |
| 12.4[1] | |
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1239 Queteleta (1932 CB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 4, 1932, by E. Delporte at Uccle.[1] It was later named after the Belgian astronomer Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "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.
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