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2906 Caltech
Discovery
Discovered by	C. Shoemaker
Discovery site	Palomar Obs.
Discovery date	13 January 1983
Designations
MPC designation	2906 Caltech
Named after	Caltech
Alternative designations	1983 AE2 · 1957 KJ; 1957 MA · 1974 LC; 1976 YS2 · 1983 CD
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	58.25 yr (21,277 days)
Aphelion	3.5092 AU
Perihelion	2.8243 AU
Semi-major axis	3.1667 AU
Eccentricity	0.1081
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.64 yr (2058.3 days)
Mean anomaly	4.9749°
Inclination	30.645°
Longitude of ascending node	84.506°
Argument of perihelion	295.34°
Earth MOID	1.9359 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	58 km
Synodic rotation period	12.99 h
Geometric albedo	0.0526
Spectral type	SMASS = Xc
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.0

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2906 Caltech, provisionally designated 1983 AE₂, is a main-belt asteroid with a diameter of about 58 kilometers and with a perihelion of 2.82 AU. The Xc-type asteroid is tilted to the ecliptic by more than 30 degrees and has an orbital period of 5.64 years. It was discovered by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on January 13, 1983.^[1]

It is named after the California Institute of Technology, Caltech, of which the Palomar Observatory is a part.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2906 Caltech (1983 AE2)" (2015-08-30 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ ^a ^b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2906) Caltech. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 239. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
2906 Caltech at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

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[jpldata-1] "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2906 Caltech (1983 AE2)" (2015-08-30 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[springer-2] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2906) Caltech. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 239. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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+ | minorplanet     = yes
-|+ '''2906 Caltech'''
+ | name            = 2906 Caltech
-|-
+ | background      = #FFFFC0
-! bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2" | Name
+ | image           =
-|-
+ | caption         =
-| '''Name'''
+ | discovery_ref   = &thinsp;<ref name="jpldata" />
-| Caltech
+ | discovered      = 13 January 1983
-|-
+ | discoverer      = [[Carolyn Shoemaker|C. Shoemaker]]
-| '''Designation'''
+ | discovery_site  = [[Palomar Observatory|Palomar Obs.]]
-| 1983 AE2
+ | mp_name         = 2906 Caltech
-|-
+ | alt_names       = {{mp|1983 AE|2}}{{·}}1957 KJ<br />1957 MA{{·}}1974 LC<br />{{mp|1976 YS|2}}{{·}}1983 CD
-! bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2" | Discovery
+ | named_after     = [[Caltech]]<ref name="springer" />
-|-
+ | mp_category     = [[main-belt]]
-| width="140" | '''Discoverer'''
+ | orbit_ref       = &thinsp;<ref name="jpldata" />
-| [[Carolyn S. Shoemaker]]
+ | epoch           = 27 June 2015 ([[Julian day|JD]] 2457200.5)
-|-
+ | uncertainty     = 0
-| '''Discovery date'''
+ | observation_arc = {{nowrap|58.25 yr (21,277 days)}}
-| January 13, 1983
+ | aphelion        = 3.5092 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
-|-
+ | perihelion      = 2.8243 AU
-| '''Discovery site'''
+ | semimajor       = 3.1667 AU
-| [[Palomar Observatory]]
+ | eccentricity    = 0.1081
-|-
+ | period          = 5.64 [[Julian year (astronomy)|yr]] (2058.3 days)
-! bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2" | Orbital elements
+ | mean_anomaly    = 4.9749[[degree (angle)|°]]
-|-
+ | inclination     = 30.645°
-| colspan="2" align="center" | <small>[[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] October 27, 2007 ([[Julian day|JDCT]] 2454400.5)</small>
+ | asc_node        = 84.506°
-|-
+ | arg_peri        = 295.34°
-| '''[[Eccentricity (orbit)|Eccentricity]] ''(e)'''''
+ | moid            = 1.9359 AU
-| 0.1122644
+ | dimensions      = 58 km
-|-
+ | rotation        = 12.99 [[hour|h]]
-| '''[[Semimajor axis]] ''(a)'''''
+ | albedo          = 0.0526
-| 3.1662885 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
+ | spectral_type   = [[SMASS classification|SMASS]] = Xc
-|-
+ | abs_magnitude   = 10.0
-| '''[[Perihelion]] ''(q)'''''
+}}
-| 2.810827 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
-|-
-| '''[[Aphelion]] ''(Q)'''''
-| 3.5217500 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
-|-
-| '''[[Orbital period]] ''(P)'''''
-| 5.63 [[Julian year (astronomy)|a]]
-|-
-| '''[[Inclination]] ''(i)'''''
-| 30.69506°
-|-
-| '''[[Longitude of the ascending node]] ''(Ω)'''''
-| 84.59642°
-|-
-| '''[[Argument of Perihelion]] ''(ω)'''''
-| 294.59872°
-|-
-| '''[[Mean anomaly]] ''(M)'''''
-| 236.10275°
-|}
-'''2906 Caltech''' is a [[main belt]] [[asteroid]] with a diameter of 57.98 kilometers and with a perihelion of 2.8018555 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]. It has an [[Eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of 0.1122644 and an [[orbital period]] of 2057.8994586 days (5.63 years).<ref name="JP: Small-body Database Browser">{{cite web | url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2906 | title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser | accessdate = 2008-01-05 | publisher = [[NASA]]}}</ref>
+'''2906 Caltech''', provisionally designated {{mp|1983 AE|2}}, is a [[main-belt]] [[asteroid]] with a diameter of about 58 kilometers and with a [[perihelion]] of 2.82 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]. The Xc-type asteroid is tilted to the ecliptic by more than 30 degrees and has an [[orbital period]] of 5.64 years. It was discovered by American astronomer [[Carolyn Shoemaker]] at [[Palomar Observatory]] in San Diego County, California, on January 13, 1983.<ref name="jpldata" />
-Calinger has an average [[orbital speed]] of 16.75089193&nbsp;km/s and an [[inclination]] of 30.6904°.
+It is named after the California Institute of Technology, [[Caltech]], of which the Palomar Observatory is a part.<ref name="springer" />
-This asteroid was discovered on January 13, 1983 by [[Carolyn S. Shoemaker]].
-==References==
+== References ==
+{{reflist
+|refs=
+<ref name="jpldata">{{cite web
-{{Reflist}}
+  |type=2015-08-30 last obs.
+  |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2906 Caltech (1983 AE2)
+  |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2002906
+  |publisher=Jet Propulsion Laboratory
+  |accessdate=October 2015}}</ref>
+<ref name="springer">{{cite book
+  |url=http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2907
+  |title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2906) Caltech
+  |last=Schmadel |first=Lutz D.
+  |publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg
+  |page=239
+  |date=2003
+  |isbn=978-3-540-29925-7
+  |accessdate=October 2015}}</ref>
+}} <!-- end of reflist -->
+== External links ==
+* [https://books.google.se/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg Dictionary of Minor Planet Names], Google books
+* {{JPL small body|title=2906 Caltech (1983 AE2)|id=2002906}}
 {{Minor planets navigator|2905 Plaskett|2907 Nekrasov}}
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-[[Category:Main-belt asteroids]]
+[[Category:Main-belt asteroids|002906]]
 [[Category:Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker]]
 [[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1983]]