3047 Goethe
 Orbit of 3047 Goethe | |
| 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 | 3047 |
Named after | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
| 6091 P-L | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.7096549 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5752281 AU |
| 2.6429502 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0254361 |
| 4.3 years | |
| 353.18131° | |
| Inclination | 1.60945° |
| 317.45923° | |
| 82.14522° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 12.12 km[1][lower-alpha 1] |
| 12.7 | |
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3047 Goethe (6091 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. The asteroid will pass 7,440,000 km (0.0497 AU) from the much larger 29 Amphitrite on May 1, 2156 at a relative velocity of 1.6579 km/s.
Notes
- ↑ Assuming an albedo of 0.1
References
- ↑ "Conversion of Absolute Magnitude to Diameter for Minor Planets". Sephen F. Austin State University. Dan Burton. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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