1192 Prisma

1192 Prisma
Discovery[1]
Discovered by A. Schwassmann
Discovery site Bergedorf Obs.
Discovery date 17 March 1931
Designations
MPC designation 1192 Prisma
Named after
Bergedorf Spectral Catalogue[2]
1931 FE
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 84.36 yr (30,814 days)
Aphelion 2.9763 AU
Perihelion 1.7545 AU
2.3654 AU
Eccentricity 0.2582
3.64 yr (1,328.8 days)
81.005°
Inclination 23.903°
1.3566°
131.39°
Earth MOID 0.8273 AU
Physical characteristics
6.558 h
12.92

    1192 Prisma, provisional designation 1931 FE, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 17, 1931, by Friedrich Schwassmann at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany.[1]

    Prisma was named in honor of the Bergedorf Spectral Catalogue.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1192 Prisma (1931 FE)" (2015-07-30 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1192) Prisma. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 100. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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