1002 Olbersia

1002 Olbersia

A three-dimensional model of 1002 Olbersia based on its light curve
Discovery[1]
Discovered by V. Albitzkij
Discovery site Simeiz Observatory
Discovery date 15 August 1923
Designations
MPC designation 1002 Olbersia
Named after
Heinrich Olbers[2]
1923 OB · 1956 UR
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 81.17 yr (29647 days)
Aphelion 3.2166 AU (481.20 Gm)
Perihelion 2.3568 AU (352.57 Gm)
2.7867 AU (416.88 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.15426
4.65 yr (1699.2 d)
339.81°
 12m 42.732s / day
Inclination 10.768°
343.76°
355.57°
Earth MOID 1.34757 AU (201.594 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.16951 AU (324.554 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.288
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
16.065±1.15 km
10.244 h (0.4268 d)
0.0621±0.010[3]
Temperature ~168 K
10.9

    1002 Olbersia is a main-belt asteroid about 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory on August 15, 1923.[1] It was named after Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1002 Olbersia (1923 OB)" (2015-09-03 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1002) Olbersia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    3. IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0

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