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Main-belt asteroid

792 Metcalfia
Discovery
Discovered byJoel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery siteTaunton
Discovery date20 March 1907
Designations
MPC designation(792) Metcalfia
Alternative designations1907 ZC
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc101.00 yr (36889 d)
Aphelion2.9633 AU (443.30 Gm)
Perihelion2.2819 AU (341.37 Gm)
Semi-major axis2.6226 AU (392.34 Gm)
Eccentricity0.12992
Orbital period (sidereal)4.25 yr (1551.3 d)
Mean anomaly314.963°
Mean motion0° 13 55.416 / day
Inclination8.6163°
Longitude of ascending node265.120°
Argument of perihelion227.772°
Earth MOID1.30547 AU (195.296 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.15762 AU (322.775 Gm)
TJupiter3.376
Physical characteristics
Mean radius30.365±0.7 km
Synodic rotation period9.17 h (0.382 d)
Geometric albedo0.0354±0.002
Apparent magnitude10.33
Absolute magnitude (H)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. This is an X-type asteroid in the main belt some 2.62 AU from the Sun. It has a rotation period of 9.17 hours and spans 61 km. The best fit meteorite analog is Gorlovka OC sample RS-CMP-048.

See also

References

  1. ^ "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".
  3. Neeley, J. R.; et al. (October 2011), "The composition of M-type asteroids: Synthesis of spectroscopic and radar observations", EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011, held 2–7 October 2011 in Nantes, France, p. 1829, arXiv:1407.0750, Bibcode:2011epsc.conf.1829N.

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