6216 San Jose
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery date | September 30, 1975 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6216 San Jose |
Named after | San Jose |
| 1975 SJ, 1975 VH2, 1984 SV4, 1989 VG | |
| Orbital characteristicshelion | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD2454400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.0335962 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4744286 AU |
| 2.7540124 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1015187 |
| 1669.3494503 d | |
Average orbital speed | 0.21565287°/day |
| 327.31126° | |
| Inclination | 3.77614° |
| 30.58281° | |
| 29.02200° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.7 | |
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6216 San Jose is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun every 4.57 years.[1]
The minor planet was discovered on September 30, 1975 by S. J. Bus at the Palomar Observatory and given the provisional designation 1975 SJ. In 1998 was renamed San Jose to honor the city of San Jose, California, United States, for its long support of nearby Lick Observatory particularly in efforts to reduce light pollution.[2]
References
- ↑ "6216 San Jose". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ↑ Jim Burns (1998-05-25). "UCSC, Lick Observatory designate asteroid for the city of San Jose". UC Santa Cruz Currents. University of California, Santa Cruz. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
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