1592 Mathieu
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Arend |
| Discovery site | Uccle |
| Discovery date | June 1, 1951 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1592 |
| Alternative names | 1951 LA |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.606 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.932 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.3024 |
| Orbital period | 1682.878 d |
| Mean anomaly | 119.344° |
| Inclination | 13.480° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 106.386° |
| Argument of perihelion | 176.260° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Geometric albedo | 0.2232 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.60 |
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1592 Mathieu (1951 LA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 1, 1951 by S. Arend at Uccle.
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 14.23 ± 0.02 hours with a brightness variation of 0.50 ± 0.02 magnitude.[1]
References
- ↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2006), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 33 (4): 85–88, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...85W.
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