792 Metcalfia

792 Metcalfia
Discovery
Discovered by	Joel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery site	Taunton
Discovery date	20 March 1907^[1]
Designations
Alternative names	1907 ZC^[1]
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)^[1]
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	101.00 yr (36889 d)
Aphelion	2.9633 AU (443.30 Gm)
Perihelion	2.2819 AU (341.37 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6226 AU (392.34 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.12992
Orbital period	4.25 yr (1551.3 d)
Mean anomaly	314.963°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 55.416^s / day
Inclination	8.6163°
Longitude of ascending node	265.120°
Argument of perihelion	227.772°
Earth MOID	1.30547 AU (195.296 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.15762 AU (322.775 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.376
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7001303650000000000♠30.365±0.7 km
Rotation period	9.17 h (0.382 d)^[1]^[2]
Geometric albedo	6998354000000000000♠0.0354±0.002
Apparent magnitude	10.33
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.33

792 Metcalfia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1907 by Joel Hastings Metcalf and was named after its discoverer.

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