1765 Wrubel
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 15 December 1957 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1765 Wrubel |
Named after | Marshal Henry Wrubel[2] |
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1957 XB · 1938 JB 1945 VA · 1949 HK1 1951 XB1 · 1955 KQ 1966 KA · A906 XA A917 XA | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 97.40 yr (35,577 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.7396 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6226 AU |
| 3.1811 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1755 |
| 5.67 yr (2072.3 days) | |
| 175.97° | |
| Inclination | 19.914° |
| 70.434° | |
| 264.34° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.705 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 42.3 km |
| 5.260h | |
| 0.1061 | |
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BV = 0.750 mag UB = 0.270 mag Tholen = Dx | |
| 9.92 mag | |
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1765 Wrubel, provisionally designated 1957 XB, is a main-belt asteroid, discovered on December 15, 1957 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] It measures about 42 kilometers in diameter and has a rare Dx-spectral type (Tholen).[1]
The asteroid is named in honor of Marshal Henry Wrubel, professor and faculty member at Indiana University. He was co-founder of the Indiana University Research Computing Center and a pioneer in the use of high speed computers for astrophysical computations.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1765 Wrubel (1957 XB)" (2015-05-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1765) Wrubel. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 141. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
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