1760 Sandra
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. L. Johnson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 10 April 1950 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1760 Sandra |
Named after | his granddaughter[2] |
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1950 GB · 1934 NP 1935 QH · 1950 HF 1950 JM · 1951 OK 1967 JC · 1968 OC | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 80.07 yr (29,245 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.5501 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7414 AU |
| 3.1457 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1285 |
| 5.58 yr (2037.9 days) | |
| 224.52° | |
| Inclination | 8.4357° |
| 232.65° | |
| 333.37° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.7398 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 35.9 km |
| 6.5668 h | |
| 0.0345 | |
| 11.0 | |
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1760 Sandra, provisional designation 1950 GB, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 10, 1950, by South African astronomer Ernest Leonard Johnson at Johannesburg Observatory. The dark asteroid measures about 36 kilometers in diameter.[1]
It was named by the discoverer after his granddaughter, Sandra.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1760 Sandra (1950 GB)" (2015-09-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1760) Sandra. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 140. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
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