1760 Sandra
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. L. Johnson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 10 April 1950 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1760 Sandra |
Named after | his granddaughter[2] |
|
1950 GB · 1934 NP 1935 QH · 1950 HF 1950 JM · 1951 OK 1967 JC · 1968 OC | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 80.51 yr (29405 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.5504 AU (531.13 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7410 AU (410.05 Gm) |
| 3.1457 AU (470.59 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12866 |
| 5.58 yr (2037.8 d) | |
| 259.88° | |
| 0° 10m 35.976s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.4360° |
| 232.66° | |
| 333.36° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.73882 AU (260.124 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.45146 AU (217.135 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.180 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 35.9 km |
Mean radius | 17.945 ± 1.75 km |
| 6.5668 h (0.27362 d) | |
| 0.0345 ± 0.008 | |
| 11.0 | |
|
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1760 Sandra, provisional designation 1950 GB, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 10, 1950, by South African astronomer Ernest Leonard Johnson at Johannesburg Observatory. The dark asteroid measures about 36 kilometers in diameter.[1]
It was named by the discoverer after his granddaughter, Sandra.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1760 Sandra (1950 GB)" (2015-09-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1760) Sandra. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 140. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
- "1760 Sandra (1950 GB)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2001760.
- 1760 Sandra at the JPL Small-Body Database
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