1902 Shaposhnikov
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | T. Smirnova |
| Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | April 18, 1972 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1902 |
| 1972 HU | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 4.8624970 |
| Perihelion | 3.0824784 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2240433 |
| 2891.9597574 | |
| 122.60020 | |
| Inclination | 12.49068 |
| 59.41829 | |
| 267.94970 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 96.9 ± 3.2 km[1] |
Sidereal rotation period | 21.2 hr[1] |
| Albedo | 0.0296[1] |
| 9.51[1] | |
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1902 Shaposhnikov (1972 HU) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on April 18, 1972 by T. Smirnova at Nauchnyj. It is the most recent outer main belt asteroid discovered that is ~100+ km in diameter.[2] The asteroid is roughly 97 km in diameter and has a dark albedo.[1] 1390 Abastumani with a diameter of roughly 102 km was discovered in 1935.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1902 Shaposhnikov (1972 HU)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: orbital class (IMB or MBA or OMB) and H < 10 (mag)". JPL Solar System Dynamics. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- Gonano, M.; Di Martino, M.; Mottola, S.; Neukum, G. (1991) Adv. Space Res. 11, no. 12, 197-200.
- Dahlgren, M.; Lahulla, J.F.; Lagerkvist, C.-I.; Lagerros, J.; et al. (1998) Icarus 133, 247-285.
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