1852 Carpenter

1852 Carpenter
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Indiana Asteroid Program
Discovery site Goethe Link Obs.
Discovery date 1 April 1955
Designations
MPC designation 1852 Carpenter
Named after
 Edwin Carpenter (astronomer)[2]
1955 GA · 1931 TT2
1937 WH · 1939 FK
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 83.87 yr (30,634 days)
Aphelion 3.1960 AU
Perihelion 2.8358 AU
3.0159 AU
Eccentricity 0.0597
5.24 yr (1913.0 days)
293.71°
Inclination 11.176°
95.471°
350.29°
Earth MOID 1.8534 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 22.9 km
0.1224
11.3

    1852 Carpenter, provisional designation 1955 GA, is a main-belt asteroid which was discovered on April 1, 1955 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana, United States. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.8–3.2 AU every 5.24 years and measures about 23 kilometers in diameter.[1]

    The asteroid was named after American astronomer Edwin Francis Carpenter (1898–1963), second director of the Steward Observatory who researched spectroscopic binaries and interacting galaxies. He played a major role in enabling the construction of the Kitt Peak National Observatory.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1852 Carpenter (1955 GA)" (2015-08-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1852) Carpenter. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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