6433 Enya

6433 Enya

Discovery
Discovered by	A. Mrkos
Discovery site	Klet Observatory
Discovery date	18 November 1978
Designations
Alternative names	1978 WC, 1952 UH, 1989 WZ4
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	13616 days (37.28 yr)
Aphelion	2.9060130 AU (434.73336 Gm)
Perihelion	1.86827 AU (279.489 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.387144 AU (357.1117 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.217360
Orbital period	3.69 yr (1347.2 d)
Mean anomaly	31.35405°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 2.03^s / day
Inclination	8.626349°
Longitude of ascending node	87.43612°
Argument of perihelion	316.89273°
Earth MOID	0.887449 AU (132.7605 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.5061 AU (374.91 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.487
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	7.3999 h (0.30833 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.2

6433 Enya (1978 WC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered by A. Mrkos at Klet Observatory in 1978 named after the Irish musician Enya. It is in a 3.69 year orbit around the sun and lies between 279.7 million km, and 434.8 million km from the sun.^[2]

• eccentricity 0.218322
• semimajor axis 2.397305 AU
• inclination 8.62667 degrees
• period 3.69 years = 1347.286 days
• absolute magnitude 14.6

Size, albedo and rotational period have not been determined. Given a typical albedo, it is probably not more than 30 kilometers in diameter.

References

1. "6433 Enya (1978 WC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. Harvard document on 6433 Enya

External links

• 6433 Enya at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters