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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. Pollas | |||||||||
| Discovery date | November 9, 1990 | |||||||||
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9950 ESA | |||||||||
| Named after | European Space Agency | |||||||||
| Alternate name(s) | 1990 VB | |||||||||
| Epoch April 10, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Ap | 3.734449710583923 AU | |||||||||
| Peri | 1.1464316053054 AU | |||||||||
| Semi-major axis | 2.44044065794466 AU | |||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.530235819677367 | |||||||||
| Orbital period | 1392.517957817594 d | |||||||||
| Mean anomaly | 115.4631593994319° | |||||||||
| Inclination | 14.5866769353459° | |||||||||
| Longitude of ascending node | 253.9410210583546° | |||||||||
| Argument of peri | 103.0856599593794° | |||||||||
| Dimensions | ~3km[1] | |||||||||
| Surface temp. Kelvin Celsius |
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.2 | |||||||||
9950 ESA is an Amor asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.81 years.[2]
Discovered on November 8, 1990 by C. Pollas it was given the provisional designation "1990 VB". It was later renamed "ESA" after the European Space Agency.[3]
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