793 Arizona

793 Arizona
Discovery
Discovered by P. Lowell
Discovery site Lowell Observatory
Discovery date 9 April 1907
Designations
MPC designation (793) Arizona
1907 ZD [1]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)[1]
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 108.93 yr (39788 d)
Aphelion 3.1456 AU (470.58 Gm)
Perihelion 2.4458 AU (365.89 Gm)
2.7957 AU (418.23 Gm) [1]
Eccentricity 0.12516
4.67 yr (1707.4 d)[1]
8.40127°
0° 12m 39.06s / day
Inclination 15.7875°
36.055°
308.965°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
 14.475±0.45 km [1]
7.367 h,[2] 7.399 h (0.3083 d) [1]
0.1659±0.010
10.26 [1]

    793 Arizona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered in 1907 by American businessman Percival Lowell. It was named for the state of Arizona.

    Photometric observations at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during the winter of 2007–2008 were used to build a light curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed a period of 7.367 ± 0.005 hours and a brightness change of 0.25 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[2]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "793 Arizona (1907 ZD)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Warner, Brian D. (September 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory: December 2007 – March 2008" (PDF), The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (3), pp. 95–98, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...95W, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-02, retrieved 2013-03-23.


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