3428 Roberts
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 1 May 1952 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3428 |
Named after | Walter Orr Roberts |
| 1952 JH | |
| Main belt[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[2][3] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 23334 days (63.89 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.10397 AU (464.347 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.22086 AU (332.236 Gm) |
| 2.66242 AU (398.292 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.165847 |
| 4.34 yr (1586.8 d) | |
| 281.191° | |
| 0° 13m 36.757s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.87155° |
| 230.818° | |
| 303.746° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.2387 AU (185.31 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.93606 AU (289.630 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.348 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.278 ± 0.001 hours[4] | |
| 12.0,[5] 12.1[2] | |
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3428 Roberts (1952 JH) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1 May 1952 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory.[1] Named in honor of Walter Orr Roberts founding director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- 1 2 3 "3428 Roberts (1952 JH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "(3428) Roberts". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ↑ Oliver; et al. (2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Southern Sky Observatory: 2008 March". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (4): 149–150. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..149O.
- ↑ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 286. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
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