2061 Anza
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Henry L. Giclas |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (LO) |
| Discovery date | October 22, 1960 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2061 |
Named after | Juan Bautista de Anza |
| 1960 UA | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.481 |
| Perihelion | 1.048 |
| 2.264 | |
| Eccentricity | .537 |
| 1244.883 | |
| 349.168 | |
| Inclination | 3.771 |
| 207.658 | |
| 156.422 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 2.6 km[1] |
Sidereal rotation period | 11.5 h[1] |
| 16.56 | |
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2061 Anza (1960 UA) is an Amor asteroid discovered on October 22, 1960 by Henry L. Giclas at Flagstaff (LO). The 2.6km near-Earth asteroid had passed 0.0634 AU (9,480,000 km; 5,890,000 mi) from Earth on October 7, 1960.[1] The asteroid was tracked for 3.5 months to determine a better orbit.[2] The asteroid was not observed again until the Earth approach of 1977.[2]
References
External links
- 2061 Anza at the JPL Small-Body Database
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