2042 Sitarski

Sitarski
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date September 24, 1960
Designations
MPC designation 2042
4633 P-L
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.1693067
Perihelion 2.3337071
Eccentricity 0.1518440
1667.0719349
99.19623
Inclination 5.33119
17.28125
55.47249
Physical characteristics
12.8

    2042 Sitarski (4633 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Grzegorz Sitarski, polish astronomer.

    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

    1. ↑ 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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