(196000) Izzard

Asteroid (196000) Izzard
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: April 27, 2019 ( JD 2,458,600.5)
Orbit type	Main outer belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	3.0686 AU
eccentricity	0.1784
Perihelion - aphelion	2.5212 AU - 3.6159 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	1.4119 °
Length of the ascending node	48.0161 °
Argument of the periapsis	29.7266 °
Time of passage of the perihelion	January 3, 2020
Sidereal period	5.38 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	3.714 km (± 0.850)
Albedo	0.067 (± 0.033)
Absolute brightness	15.9 mag
history
Explorer	Robert Matson
Date of discovery	September 15, 2002
Another name	2002 RY ₂₃₇ , 1997 UW ₂₃ , 2005 GE ₃₉
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(196000) Izzard is an asteroid of the outer main belt , which was discovered on September 15, 2000 by the American astronomer Robert Matson , on images of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) project, which were taken with the 120 cm Oschin-Schmidt Telescope of the Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 644) in California . Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already given in October 1997 (1997 UW ₂₃ ) at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory in Arizona .

The diameter of the asteroid was calculated to be 3.714 km (± 0.850).

The orbital data of (196000) Izzard corresponds to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .

(196000) Izzard was named on February 9, 2009 after the British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard .

Web links