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3988 Huma

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3988 Huma[1]
Discovery
Discovered byEleanor F. Helin
Discovery sitePalomar
Discovery date4 June 1986
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc10815 days (29.61 yr)
Aphelion2.033621609273057 AU (304.22546255675 Gm)
Perihelion1.05511756725354 AU (157.84334139929 Gm)
1.544369588263299 AU (231.03440197802 Gm)
Eccentricity0.316797238645407
1.92 yr (701.01 d)
113.2103095298280°
0° 30m 48.756s / day
Inclination10.7663914106160°
229.8416592663450°
86.86891534297098°
Earth MOID0.176796 AU (26.4483 Gm)
Jupiter MOID3.30564 AU (494.517 Gm)
TJupiter4.385
Physical characteristics
Dimensions0.7 km
0.35 km
10.4 h (0.43 d)
17.9

3988 Huma (provisional designation 1986 LA) is an Amor asteroid that is 0.7 kilometers in diameter. It completes one revolution around the Sun about once every 2 years. It was discovered by Eleanor F. Helin at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California.[1]

It's named after the Huma bird.

References

  1. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 14, 2007.
  2. ^ "3988 Huma (1986 LA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.


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