792 Metcalfia

792 Metcalfia
Discovery
Discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery site Taunton
Discovery date 20 March 1907[1]
Designations
MPC designation (792) Metcalfia
1907 ZC[1]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)[1]
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 101.00 yr (36889 d)
Aphelion 2.9633 AU (443.30 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2819 AU (341.37 Gm)
2.6226 AU (392.34 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.12992
4.25 yr (1551.3 d)
314.963°
0° 13m 55.416s / day
Inclination 8.6163°
265.120°
227.772°
Earth MOID 1.30547 AU (195.296 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.15762 AU (322.775 Gm)
TJupiter 3.376
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
 30.365±0.7 km
9.17 h (0.382 d)[1][2]
0.0354±0.002
10.33
10.33

    792 Metcalfia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1907 by Joel Hastings Metcalf and was named after its discoverer.

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "792 Metcalfia (1907 ZC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    2. ↑ "Courbes de rotation d'astéroïdes et de comètes, CdR".


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