1852 Carpenter
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 1 April 1955 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1852 Carpenter |
|
Named after
|
Edwin Carpenter (astronomer)[2] |
| 1955 GA · 1931 TT2 1937 WH · 1939 FK |
|
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.44 yr (30841 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1950 AU (477.97 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8357 AU (424.21 Gm) |
| 3.0154 AU (451.10 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.059582 |
| 5.24 yr (1912.5 d) | |
| 331.23° | |
| Inclination | 11.177° |
| 95.468° | |
| 350.42° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.85225 AU (277.093 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.98854 AU (297.481 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 22.9 km |
|
Mean radius
|
11.445 ± 0.95 km |
| 0.1224 ± 0.024 | |
| 11.3 | |
1852 Carpenter, provisional designation 1955 GA, is a main-belt asteroid which was discovered on April 1, 1955 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana, United States. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.8–3.2 AU every 5.24 years and measures about 23 kilometers in diameter.[1]
The asteroid was named after American astronomer Edwin Francis Carpenter (1898–1963), second director of the Steward Observatory who researched spectroscopic binaries and interacting galaxies. He played a major role in enabling the construction of the Kitt Peak National Observatory.[2]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1852 Carpenter at the JPL Small-Body Database
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