10121 Arzamas

10121 Arzamas
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered by Eric Elst
Discovery site Caussols Observatory
Discovery date January 27, 1993
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch October 27, 2007
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 16016 days (43.85 yr)
Aphelion 3.7074052 AU
Perihelion 2.6866146 AU
Eccentricity 0.1596477
5.72 a
94.85384°
Inclination 0.89777°
30.54669°
262.94373°
Earth MOID 1.68076 AU
Jupiter MOID 3.175 AU
Proper orbital elements[1]
3.1970099 AU AU
.17230418 deg / yr
2089.3283 yr
(763127.163 d)
Precession of perihelion
 2012-Aug-01.43130542 arcsec / yr
Physical characteristics
12.1[3]
13.3

    10121 Arzamas is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2087.9226550 days (5.72 years).[1]

    The asteroid was discovered on January 27, 1993. It's named after the Russian city, Arzamas.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "10121 Arzamas (1993 BS4)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
    2. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6 ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 721. ISBN 9783642297182. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
    3. ↑ Polishook, D.; Ofek, E.O.; et, al (11 April 2012). "Asteroid rotation periods from the Palomar Transient Factory survey". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (Oxford University Press) 421 (3): 2094–2108. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20462.x. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 12 April 2015.