1316 Kasan
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeis |
| Discovery date | 17 November 1933 |
| Designations | |
| 1316 | |
Named after | Kazan |
| 1933 WC | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 82.16 yr (30008 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1764279 AU (475.18685 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.6480293 AU (246.54167 Gm) |
| 2.412229 AU (360.8643 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3168022 |
| 3.75 yr (1368.4 d) | |
| 40.462388° | |
| 0° 15m 47.063s / day | |
| Inclination | 23.92601° |
| 238.27276° | |
| 148.27091° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.685806 AU (102.5951 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.35697 AU (352.598 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.338 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~10 km[2] |
| 5.82 h (0.243 d) | |
| 5.82 h[1] | |
| Sr[1] | |
| 13.1[1] | |
1316 Kasan (1933 WC) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on November 17, 1933, by G. Neujmin at Simeis.[1] With an absolute magnitude (H) of 13,[1] the asteroid is roughly 10 km in diameter.[2] It is one of the largest Mars-crossing asteroids as few Mars-crossing asteroids have an absolute magnitude brighter than 13.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1316 Kasan". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
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