(2200) Pasadena

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Asteroid
(2200) Pasadena
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4047  AU
eccentricity 0.1486
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0475 AU - 2.7619 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.592 °
Sidereal period 3,729 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.21 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 6090 PL, 1966 DJ, 1977 AT 1
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.

(2200) Pasadena is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .

The asteroid is named after the US city of Pasadena in the state of California .

See also