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1760 Sandra

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1760 Sandra
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. L. Johnson
Discovery siteJohannesburg (UO)
Discovery date10 April 1950
Designations
1760 Sandra
Named after
his granddaughter[2]
1950 GB · 1934 NP
1935 QH · 1950 HF
1950 JM · 1951 OK
1967 JC · 1968 OC
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc80.51 yr (29405 days)
Aphelion3.5504 AU (531.13 Gm)
Perihelion2.7410 AU (410.05 Gm)
3.1457 AU (470.59 Gm)
Eccentricity0.12866
5.58 yr (2037.8 d)
259.88°
0° 10m 35.976s / day
Inclination8.4360°
232.66°
333.36°
Earth MOID1.73882 AU (260.124 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.45146 AU (217.135 Gm)
TJupiter3.180
Physical characteristics
Dimensions35.9 km
17.945 ± 1.75 km
6.5668 h (0.27362 d)
0.0345 ± 0.008
11.0

1760 Sandra, provisional designation 1950 GB, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 10, 1950, by South African astronomer Ernest Leonard Johnson at Johannesburg Observatory. The dark asteroid measures about 36 kilometers in diameter.[1]

It was named by the discoverer after his granddaughter, Sandra.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1760 Sandra (1950 GB)" (2015-09-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1760) Sandra. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 140. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)