1743 Schmidt
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
| Designations | |
| 1743 | |
Named after | Bernhard Schmidt |
| 4109 P-L; 1931 BJ; 1939 CN; 1943 EA; 1947 GD; 1951 JU; 1952 QD | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch January 4, 2010 | |
| Aphelion | 2.8067196 |
| Perihelion | 2.1386658 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1350863 |
| 1420.2135843 | |
| 62.35844 | |
| Inclination | 6.35549 |
| 189.70286 | |
| 358.32576 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 17.28 km |
| 17.45 | |
| 0.0603 | |
| 12.48 | |
1743 Schmidt (4109 P-L) is a Main-belt asteroid that was discovered on September 24, 1960 at Palomar by C.J. van Houten, Lewis Daly and Bernhard Schmidt (whom it was named after). It was the first asteroid to be co-discovered by three people.[1]
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