9931 Herbhauptman

9931 Herbhauptman

Orbit of 9931 Herbhauptman (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by A. Mrkos
Discovery date 18 April 1985
Designations
MPC designation 9931 Herbhauptman
Named after
Herbert A. Hauptman
1985 HH, 1982 QJ1, 1996 HA1
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 12200 days (33.40 yr)
Aphelion 2.7980906 AU (418.58840 Gm)
Perihelion 1.9586599 AU (293.01135 Gm)
2.3783752 AU (355.79987 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1764715
3.67 yr (1339.7 d)
114.42114°
 16m 7.355s / day
Inclination 2.471725°
157.21065°
80.733285°
Earth MOID 0.947668 AU (141.7691 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.20437 AU (329.769 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.517
Physical characteristics
4.4377 h (0.18490 d)
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin
Celsius
S-type asteroid[2]
13.7

    9931 Herbhauptman is an S-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.67 years.[1] It is associated with the Nysa family of asteroids.[3]

    Discovered on April 18, 1985 by Antonín Mrkos at the Klet Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1985 HH". It was later renamed "Herbhauptman" after Herbert A. Hauptman, co-winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[4]

    References

    1. 1 2 "9931 Herbhauptman (1985 HH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    2. Gianluca Masi; Sergio Foglia & Richard P. Binzel. "Search for Unusual Spectroscopic Candidates Among 40313 minor planets from the 3rd Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Moving Object Catalog".
    3. Zappalà, Vincenzo; Bendjoya, Philippe; Cellino, Alberto; Farinella, Paolo; Froeschlé, Claude (1997). "Asteroid Dynamical Families.". EAR-A-5-DDR-FAMILY-V4.1. NASA Planetary Data System.
    4. MPC 52767 Minor Planet Center

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