1952 Hesburgh
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Observatory, Brooklyn, Indiana, USA |
| Discovery date | 1951 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Theodore M. Hesburgh |
| Main-belt asteroid | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 2456200.5 | |
| Aphelion | 3.5459235 |
| Perihelion | 2.6793811 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1391968 |
| 5.49 years | |
| 213.79112 | |
| Inclination | 14.23348 |
| 78.43070 | |
| 338.05623 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 35.55 km |
Sidereal rotation period | 47.7 hours |
| Albedo | 0.1041 |
| 10.32 | |
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1952 Hesburgh is the name of an asteroid which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program.
It was discovered May 3, 1951. It is named for Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., who was the President of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.
References
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database
- ↑ Osculating Orbital Elements
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