(9926) 1981 EU41

(9926) 1981 EU41
Orbit of (9926) 1981 EU41 (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery and designation
Discovered by S. J. Bus
Discovery date March 2, 1981
Designations
MPC designation (9926) 1981 EU41
Alternate name(s) 1992 FV3, 1994 WF6
Minor planet
category
Main Belt asteroid
Epoch October 27, 2007
Ap 2.7834644 AU
Peri 1.9845894 AU
Semi-major axis 2.3840269 AU
Eccentricity 0.1675474
Orbital period 1344.5134607 d
Mean anomaly 159.93532°
Inclination 2.13859°
Longitude of ascending node 203.34036°
Argument of peri 242.25288°
Dimensions ~12.9 km[1]
Geometric albedo ~0.01
Surface temp.
   Kelvin
   Celsius
min mean max
Absolute magnitude (H) 15.7

(9926) 1981 EU41 is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.68 years.[2] It is associated with the Nysa family of asteroids.[3]

Discovered on March 2, 1981 by Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1981 EU41".[4]

References

  1. ^ Tedesco E.F., Noah P.V., Noah M., Price S.D.. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)". http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/1538-3881/123/2/1056/FP206.txt?request-id=ZkkEm1jA3BGTV3i82wi7Kg. 
  2. ^ "9926 (1981 EU41)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA/JPL. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9926. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  3. ^ Zappala, V., Ph. Bendjoya, A. Cellino, P. Farinella, and C. Froeschle (1997). "Asteroid Dynamical Families.". EAR-A-5-DDR-FAMILY-V4.1. NASA Planetary Data System. http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/family.html. 
  4. ^ (9926) 1981 EU41 Minor Planet Center's Minor Planet Ephemeris Service