1865 Cerberus
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Discovery[1]
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| Discovered by | Luboš Kohoutek |
| Discovery site | Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 26, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1865 |
| Named after | Cerberus |
| Alternate name(s) | 1971 UA |
| Minor planet category |
Apollo asteroid |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Ap | 1.5843 AU |
| Peri | 0.5757 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 1.08004 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.466926 |
| Orbital period | 409.978 d (1.12 y) |
| Mean anomaly | 275.156° |
| Inclination | 16.091° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 212.985° |
| Argument of peri | 325.185° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 1.2 km |
| Rotation period | 6.8 h |
| Albedo | 0.22 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.673 |
1865 Cerberus is an Apollo and a Mars crosser asteroid, discovered in 1971 by L. Kohoutek.[1]
Cerberus passes within 30 Gm (Gigameters) of the Earth 7 times from the year 1900 to the year 2100, each time at a distance of 24.4 Gm to 25.7 Gm.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 02 February 2009. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs000001.html. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
- ^ "(1865) Cerberus". AstDyS. University of Pisa. http://hamilton.dm.unipi.it/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.0&n=1865. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
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