1662 Hoffmann
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | September 11, 1923 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1662 |
| A923 RB | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.2149727 |
| Perihelion | 2.2679357 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1727253 |
| 1657.9442679 | |
| 203.27942 | |
| Inclination | 4.24321 |
| 330.81323 | |
| 62.72177 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.3 | |
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1662 Hoffmann (A923 RB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 11, 1923 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg.
This object is a member of the Merxia family of asteroids that share similar orbital elements and physical properties. This family was named after the asteroid 808 Merxia. They most likely formed from the breakup of a basalt object, which in turn was spawned from a larger parent body that underwent igneous differentiation.[1]
References
- ↑ Sunshine, Jessica M. et al. (August 2004), "High-calcium pyroxene as an indicator of igneous differentiation in asteroids and meteorites", Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39 (8): 1343–1357, Bibcode:2004M&PS...39.1343S, doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00950.x.
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