9957 Raffaellosanti

9957 Raffaellosanti

Orbit of 9957 Raffaellosanti (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by	F. Börngen
Discovery date	6 October 1991
Designations
MPC designation	9957 Raffaellosanti
Named after	Raphael
Alternative names	1991 TO13, 1987 QG7, 1994 RP
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	10425 days (28.54 yr)
Aphelion	2.5824216 AU (386.32477 Gm)
Perihelion	1.9888582 AU (297.52895 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2856399 AU (341.92686 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1298462
Orbital period	3.46 yr (1262.1 d)
Mean anomaly	82.537848°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 6.821^s / day
Inclination	6.867538°
Longitude of ascending node	220.73578°
Argument of perihelion	106.22935°
Earth MOID	0.989034 AU (147.9574 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.72268 AU (407.307 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.581
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	~23.4 km[2]
Geometric albedo	~0.01
Surface temp. min mean max Kelvin Celsius
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.0

9957 Raffaellosanti is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.46 years.^[1]

Discovered on October 6, 1991 by F. Börngen, it was given the provisional designation "1991 TO₁₃". It was later renamed "Raffaellosanti" after Raffaello Sanzio, a master of the Italian Renaissance.^[3]

References

1. "9957 Raffaellosanti (1991 TO13)". 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 47167 Minor Planet Center

External links

• 9957 Raffaellosanti at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters