1760 Sandra
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. L. Johnson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 10 April 1950 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1760 Sandra |
|
Named after
|
his granddaughter[2] |
| 1950 GB · 1934 NP 1935 QH · 1950 HF 1950 JM · 1951 OK 1967 JC · 1968 OC |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 80.07 yr (29,245 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.5501 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7414 AU |
| 3.1457 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1285 |
| 5.58 yr (2037.9 days) | |
| 224.52° | |
| Inclination | 8.4357° |
| 232.65° | |
| 333.37° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.7398 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 35.9 km |
| 6.5668 h | |
| 0.0345 | |
| 11.0 | |
1760 Sandra, provisional designation 1950 GB, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 10, 1950, by South African astronomer Ernest Leonard Johnson at Johannesburg Observatory. The dark asteroid measures about 36 kilometers in diameter.[1]
It was named by the discoverer after his granddaughter, Sandra.[2]
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