(1824) Haworth

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Asteroid
(1824) Haworth
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8865  AU
eccentricity 0.0425
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7639 AU - 3.0091 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.9293 °
Length of the ascending node 15.0558 °
Argument of the periapsis 72.1165 °
Sidereal period 4.90 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 14 km in diameter
Absolute brightness 11.4 mag
history
Explorer Goethe Link Observatory
Date of discovery March 30, 1952
Another name 1952 FM , 1942 GC, 1951 CA, 1952 HW, 1957 HQ, 1957 LA, 1972 XA
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(1824) Haworth is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on March 30, 1952 at the Goethe Link Observatory as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program .

It is named after the physicist Leland John Haworth (1904–1979).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 in the Google Book Search