3737 Beckman
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Helin, E. F. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | 8 August 1983 |
| Designations | |
| 3737 | |
| 1983 PA | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 11883 days (32.53 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.3604071 AU (502.70975 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.4517474 AU (217.17832 Gm) |
| 2.406077 AU (359.9440 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3966331 |
| 3.73 yr (1363.2 d) | |
| 222.52313° | |
| 0° 15m 50.697s / day | |
| Inclination | 20.13042° |
| 288.20187° | |
| 85.56155° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.608923 AU (91.0936 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.61875 AU (391.759 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.335 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~15km[2] |
| 3.124 h (0.1302 d) | |
| 3.1 h[2] | |
| S[1] | |
| 12.4[1] | |
3737 Beckman (1983 PA) is a large Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on August 8, 1983 by Helin, E. F. at Palomar.[1] With an absolute magnitude (H) of 12.3,[1] the asteroid is roughly 15 km in diameter[2] and is about the 17th largest Mars-crossing asteroid.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3737 Beckman". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: orbital class (MCA) and H < 12.5 (mag)". JPL Solar System Dynamics. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
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