9968 Serpe
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. Debehogne |
| Discovery site | ESO (La Silla) |
| Discovery date | 4 May 1992 |
| Designations | |
| 9968 Serpe | |
Named after | Jean Serpe[2] |
| 1992 JS2 · 1977 VT 1985 SC2 · 1988 KR1 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 14000 days (38.33 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.7007 AU (404.02 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.4334 AU (364.03 Gm) |
| 2.5671 AU (384.03 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.052056 |
| 4.11 yr (1502.3 d) | |
| 203.76° | |
| 0° 14m 22.668s / day | |
| Inclination | 12.983° |
| 213.13° | |
| 77.731° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.45437 AU (217.571 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.37145 AU (354.764 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.394 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~ 38.9 km[3] |
| 13.0 | |
9968 Serpe, provisional designation 1992 JS2, is a main belt asteroid discovered on May 4, 1992 by Belgian astronomer Henri Debehogne at ESO's La Silla site in Chile. Its 4.1-year-orbit around the Sun shows a semi-major axis of 2.6 AU, an eccentricity of 0.05 and an inclination to the ecliptic of almost 13 degrees.[1][4] Serpe is estimated to measure about 39 kilometers in diameter.[3]
It was named after Belgian Jean Nicolas François Jules Serpe (1914–2001), theoretical-physicist, professor at Liège University and member of the RASAB.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 9968 Serpe (1992 JS2)" (2015-03-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2014). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances Addendum 2012–2014, (9968) Serpe. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 713. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
- ^ a b Tedesco E.F.; Noah P.V.; Noah M.; Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
- ^ MPO 77289 Minor Planet Center
External links
- "9968 Serpe (1992 JS2)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2009968.
- 9968 Serpe at the JPL Small-Body Database
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