2934 Aristophanes

2934 Aristophanes
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Palomar–Leiden survey
C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld
T. Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar Obs.
Discovery date 25 September 1960
Designations
MPC designation 2934 Aristophanes
Named after
 Aristophanes[2]
4006 P–L · 1971 OQ1
1977 RM5 · 1980 FC9
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 54.88 yr (20,044 days)
Aphelion 3.3289 AU
Perihelion 3.0087 AU
3.1688 AU
Eccentricity 0.0505
5.64 yr (2060.4 days)
319.67°
Inclination 8.7961°
202.24°
89.861°
Earth MOID 2.0103 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 27.72 km
0.0761
Ch (SMASSII)
11.6 mag

    2934 Aristophanes, alternatively designated 4006 P–L, is a 28-kilometer sized main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels in 1960. It is named after Aristophanes (445–385 B.C.), the ancient Greek comic dramatist.[1][2]

    The designation P–L stands for Palomar–Leiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated on the fruitful Palomar–Leiden survey in the 1960s. Gehrels used Palomar's 48-inch Samuel Oschin telescope and shipped the photographic plates to Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld at Leiden Observatory. The trio are credited with several thousand asteroid discoveries.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2934 Aristophanes (4006 P-L)" (2015-08-11 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
    2. 1 2 "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2934) Aristophanes". Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2007. p. 241. Retrieved October 2015.

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