1686 De Sitter

De Sitter
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Van Gent, H.
Discovery site Johannesburg (LS)
Discovery date September 28, 1935
Designations
MPC designation 1686
Named after
Willem de Sitter
1935 SR1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.6805046
Perihelion 2.6354936
Eccentricity 0.1654546
2049.8233479
21.00967
Inclination 0.62318
6.48696
295.10956
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 30.60 ± 1.41[1] km
Mass (6.76 ± 3.18) × 1018[1] kg
10.9

    1686 De Sitter (1935 SR1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1935 by Van Gent, H. at Johannesburg (LS).

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73: 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.

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