(1852) Carpenter
Asteroid (1852) Carpenter |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eos family |
Major semi-axis | 3.016 AU |
eccentricity | 0.060 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.835 AU - 3.197 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.177 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 95.485 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 349.548 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | Template: FormatDate : Not a valid ISO date! |
Sidereal period of rotation | |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 22.89 km |
Albedo | 0.1224 |
Absolute brightness | 11.10 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Goethe Link Observatory |
Date of discovery | April 1, 1955 |
Another name | 1955 GA; 1931 TT 2 ; 1937 WH; 1939 FK |
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. |
(1852) Carpenter ( 1955 GA ; 1931 TT 2 ; 1937 WH ; 1939 FK ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on April 1, 1955 at the Goethe Link Observatory . The asteroid was named after Edwin Frances Carpenter (1898–1963), an American astronomer .