9983 Rickfienberg

9983 Rickfienberg
Orbit of 9983 Rickfienberg (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). Outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Dennis di Cicco
Discovery date February 19, 1995
Designations
Alternate name(s) 1995 DA, 1987 KS2, 1993 TS37
Epoch October 27, 2007
Ap 3.0226116 AU
Peri 2.3915136 AU
Semi-major axis 2.7070626 AU
Eccentricity 0.1165651
Orbital period 1626.8438637 d
Mean anomaly 29.82295°
Inclination 8.31999°
Longitude of ascending node 49.27899°
Argument of peri 8.10868°
Surface temp.
   Kelvin
   Celsius
min mean max
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.4

9983 Rickfienberg is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.45 years.[1]

Discovered on February 19, 1995 by Dennis di Cicco, it was given the provisional designation 1995 DA. It was later renamed 9983 Rickfienberg after Richard Tresch Fienberg, the editor of Sky & Telescope at the time.[2]

References

  1. ^ "9983 Rickfienberg (1995 DA)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9983;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem. 
  2. ^ MPC 48389 Minor Planet Center