3757 Anagolay

3757 Anagolay[1]
Discovery
Discovered by Helin, E. F. at Palomar
Discovery date December 14, 1982
Designations
PHA[1]
Orbital characteristics
Epoch April 10, 2007 (JD 2454200.5) TDB
Aphelion 2.652915086073499 AU
Perihelion 1.01554148756278 AU
1.83422828681814 AU
Eccentricity 0.446338552915648
907.3576536929079 d (2.48 a)
275.6127049392329°
Inclination 3.87172077093798°
75.03581252839305°
17.06845807425793°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 0.5 km[1]
9.012 h[1]
Albedo 0.18[1]
18.95[1]

    3757 Anagolay (provisional designation 1982 XB) is a near-Earth asteroid, about 0.5 kilometers in diameter, that completes one revolution around the Sun about every 2 1⁄2 years. It was discovered by E. F. Helin at the Palomar Observatory on December 14, 1982. It is an S-type asteroid, meaning it possesses a silicaceous (stony) composition.[1] It is listed as an Amor asteroid (epoch 2014).[2]

    The body was named after Anagolay, the goddess of lost things worshipped by pre-Hispanic Tagalogs. In Philippine mythology, Anagolay is the daughter of the hermaphroditic agricultural deity Lakampati, who in some sources is the goddess Ikapati; the latter scenario has Anagolay's father named as Mapulon, god of the seasons.[3] The name, suggested by Filipino student Mohammad Abqary Alon, bested 85 other entries in a contest held by the Space Generation Advisory Council.[4]

    3757 Anagolay is a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) because its minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) is less than 0.05 AU and its diameter is greater than 150 meters. The Earth-MOID is 0.0381 AU (5,700,000 km; 3,540,000 mi).[1] Its orbit is well-determined for the next several hundred years.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 14, 2007.
    2. ↑ "Database of Near-Earth Asteroids". Retrieved October 14, 2007.
    3. ↑ University of the Philippines. Institute of Asian Studies, Philippine Center for Advanced Studies, University of the Philippines. Asian Center (1968). "Volumes 6-7". Asian Studies. Philippine Center for Advanced Studies, University of the Philippines System. p. 171. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
    4. ↑ Montenegro, Bea (9 October 2014). "New asteroid named after Philippine goddess of lost things". GMA News Online. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

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