1727 Mette
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. D. Andrews |
| Discovery site | Bloemfontein |
| Discovery date | January 25, 1965 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1727 |
| 1965 BA | |
| Mars crosser[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.0433576 |
| Perihelion | 1.6646456 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1021337 |
| 922.0693141 | |
| 75.53177 | |
| Inclination | 22.89559 |
| 133.07651 | |
| 312.89736 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8 – 19 km[2] |
Sidereal rotation period | 2.98 h[1] |
| 12.5[1] | |
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1727 Mette (1965 BA) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on January 25, 1965 by A. D. Andrews at Bloemfontein. With an absolute magnitude of 12.5,[1] the asteroid is about 8–19 km in diameter.[2] The asteroid will pass 0.077 AU (11,500,000 km; 7,200,000 mi) from Mars on 2023-Apr-15 and 2119-Mar-21.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1727 Mette (1965 BA)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
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