9973 Szpilman

9973 Szpilman

Orbit of 9973 Szpilman (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by	E. W. Elst
Discovery date	July 12, 1993
Designations
Named after	Władysław Szpilman
Alternative designations	1993 NB2, 1949 QJ, 1979 BV2, 1991 AM3
Orbital characteristics
Epoch October 27, 2007
Aphelion	2.9650872 AU
Perihelion	2.0965048 AU
Semi-major axis	2.530796 AU
Eccentricity	0.1716026
Orbital period (sidereal)	1470.5647471 d
Mean anomaly	107.70337°
Inclination	1.49873°
Longitude of ascending node	297.23247°
Argument of perihelion	104.31458°
Physical characteristics
Surface temp. min mean max Kelvin Celsius
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.2

9973 Szpilman (pronounced: Shpilman) is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.03 years.

Discovered on July 12, 1993 by E. W. Elst working at the European Southern Observatory, it was given the provisional designation 1993 NB₂. It was later renamed "Szpilman" after Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist and Holocaust survivor.