803 Picka

803 Picka
A three-dimensional model of 803 Picka based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by J. Palisa
Discovery site Vienna
Discovery date 21 March 1915
Designations
MPC designation (803) Picka
1915 WS
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 100.89 yr (36850 d)
Aphelion 3.4055 AU (509.46 Gm)
Perihelion 2.9905 AU (447.37 Gm)
3.1980 AU (478.41 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.064882
5.72 yr (2088.9 d)
95.1817°
0° 10m 20.424s / day
Inclination 8.6737°
250.965°
61.043°
Earth MOID 1.98781 AU (297.372 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.77053 AU (264.868 Gm)
TJupiter 3.174
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
 23.25±1.1 km
5.0742 h (0.21143 d)
0.1181±0.012
9.4

    803 Picka is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Named in honor of the Czech physician Friedrich Pick (1867-1921). He was the first physician in Prague who introduced endoscopic methods in medicine.[2]

    References

    1. ↑ "803 Picka (1915 WS)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    2. ↑ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names; Lutz D. Schmadel


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