147397 Bobhazel
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | James Whitney Young |
| Discovery site | Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California |
| Discovery date | 30 March 2003 |
| Designations | |
| 147397 | |
| 2003 FO7 | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 20093 days (55.01 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.3060099 AU (494.57204 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5860046 AU (386.86078 Gm) |
| 2.9460072 AU (440.71640 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1222002 |
| 5.06 yr (1846.9 d) | |
| 245.37073° | |
| 0.19491863°/day | |
| Inclination | 4.6048591° |
| 180.17533° | |
| 295.49643° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.60636 AU (240.308 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.80612 AU (270.192 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 16.0,[3] 15.9[2] | |
147397 Bobhazel (2003 FO7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 30, 2003 by James Whitney Young at the Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California.[1]
Named for the combination of the two first names of Bob and Hazel, the discoverer’s friends Bob and Hazel Sealy of Seaside, Oregon. The Sealy family was partly instrumental in the discoverer’s early astronomical career. Bob Sealy founded the Seaside Amateur Astronomers Club and taught astronomy at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (145001)-(150000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 147397 Bobhazel (2003 FO7)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- Minor Planet Circulars, 2007 November 24.
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