784 Pickeringia

784 Pickeringia
Discovery
Discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery site Winchester, Massachusetts
Discovery date March 20, 1914
Designations
1914 UM
Orbital characteristics
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 3.845 AU
Perihelion 2.351 AU
3.098 AU
Eccentricity 0.241
5.453 a
199.597°
Inclination 12.284°
15.045°
238.915°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 82.52 ± 7.18[1] km
Mass (3.74 ± 0.32) × 1018[1] kg
Mean density
12.70 ± 3.49[1] g/cm3

    784 Pickeringia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.

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