1592 Mathieu

Mathieu
Discovery and designation
Discovered by S. Arend
Discovery site Uccle
Discovery date June 1, 1951
Designations
MPC designation 1592
1951 LA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.606 AU
Perihelion 1.932 AU
Eccentricity 0.3024
1682.878 d
119.344°
Inclination 13.480°
106.386°
176.260°
Physical characteristics
0.2232
11.60

    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

    1. ↑ 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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