9962 Pfau

9962 Pfau

Orbit of 9962 Pfau (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by	F. Borngen
Discovery date	28 December 1991
Designations
MPC designation	9962 Pfau
Alternative names	1991 YL1, 1996 FJ3, 1996 HN26
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	8624 days (23.61 yr)
Aphelion	2.7202457 AU (406.94296 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0455608 AU (306.01154 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.3829033 AU (356.47726 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1415678
Orbital period	3.68 yr (1343.6 d)
Mean anomaly	148.82025°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 4.599^s / day
Inclination	0.7907237°
Longitude of ascending node	312.82998°
Argument of perihelion	200.13328°
Earth MOID	1.05608 AU (157.987 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.27737 AU (340.690 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.523
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	~19.5 km[2]
Surface temp. min mean max Kelvin Celsius
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.7

9962 Pfau is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.68 years.^[1]

Discovered on December 28, 1991 by F. Borngen, it was given the provisional designation "1991 YL₁". It was later renamed "Pfau" after Werner Pfau, a former director of the Jena University Observatory and former chairman of the Astronomische Gesellschaft.^[3]

References

1. "9962 Pfau (1991 YL1)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. Tedesco E.F.; Noah P.V.; Noah M.; Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
3. MPC 41937 Minor Planet Center

External links

• 9962 Pfau at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters