9950 ESA
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| Discovery | |||||||||||||
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| Discovered by | C. Pollas | ||||||||||||
| Discovery date | November 9, 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Designations | |||||||||||||
| MPC designation | 9950 ESA | ||||||||||||
Named after | European Space Agency | ||||||||||||
| 1990 VB | |||||||||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||||||||
| Epoch April 10, 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Aphelion | 3.734449710583923 AU | ||||||||||||
| Perihelion | 1.1464316053054 AU | ||||||||||||
| 2.44044065794466 AU | |||||||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.530235819677367 | ||||||||||||
| 1392.517957817594 d | |||||||||||||
| 115.4631593994319° | |||||||||||||
| Inclination | 14.5866769353459° | ||||||||||||
| 253.9410210583546° | |||||||||||||
| 103.0856599593794° | |||||||||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||||||||
| Dimensions | ~3km[1] | ||||||||||||
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| 16.2 | |||||||||||||
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9950 ESA is an Amor asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.81 years.[2]
Discovered on November 8, 1990 by C. Pollas it was given the provisional designation "1990 VB". It was later renamed "ESA" after the European Space Agency.[3]
References
- ↑ Harris, A. W.; Zappalá, V. (June 1991). "Photoelectric Photometry Opportunities: May–July". The Minor Planet Bulletin, Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Assoc iation of Lunar and Planetary Observers 18: 20. Bibcode:1991MPBu...18...20H.
- ↑ "9950 ESA (1990 VB)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser.
- ↑ MPC 55720 Minor Planet Center
External links
- 9950 ESA at the JPL Small-Body Database
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