3225 Hoag
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker[1] |
| Discovery date | August 20, 1982[1] |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3225 Hoag |
Named after | Arthur Hoag |
| 1982 QQ; 1977 RN7; 1977 SY2 | |
| main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Aphelion |
296,200,000 km 1.980 AU[1] |
| Perihelion |
266,300,000 km 1.780 AU[1] |
|
281,200,000 km 1.880 AU[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0530553[1] |
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941.4214371 days 2.58 years[1] | |
Average orbital speed | 21.72394894 km/s[1] |
| Inclination | 25.0581°[1] |
| 188.91588°[1] | |
| 138.01705°[1] | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 12.8×12.8×12.8 km |
Equatorial radius | 6.4 km[2] |
| 13.6[1] | |
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3225 Hoag is an inner main belt asteroid[1] of 1.780 AU. It is a member of the Hungaria family.[2] It has an eccentricity of 0.0530553 and an orbital period of ~941 days (2.58 years). Hoag has an average orbital speed of 21.72394894 km/s and an inclination of 25.0581°. The asteroid was discovered at the Palomar Observatory on August 20, 1982 by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker. It is named after the American astronomer Arthur Allen Hoag. Its Provisional designation was 1982 QQ.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 Yeomans, Donald K. (2007-12-07). "3225 Hoag". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 2007-12-07.—The listed values were rounded at the magnitude of uncertainty (1-sigma).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spratt, Christopher E. (April 1990). "The Hungaria group of minor planets". Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Journal (ISSN 0035-872X) 84 (2): 123–131. Bibcode:1990JRASC..84..123S.
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