2328 Robeson

2328 Robeson
Discovery ^[1]
Discovered by	T. Smirnova
Discovery site	CrAO (Nauchnyj)
Discovery date	19 April 1972
Designations
MPC designation	2328 Robeson
Named after	Paul Robeson^[2]
Alternative names	1972 HW
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics ^[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	43.29 yr (15813 days)
Aphelion	2.6821 AU (401.24 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0005 AU (299.27 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.3413 AU (350.25 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14556
Orbital period	3.58 yr (1308.5 d)
Mean anomaly	121.18°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 30.432^s / day
Inclination	10.016°
Longitude of ascending node	182.20°
Argument of perihelion	340.77°
Earth MOID	1.01024 AU (151.130 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.30238 AU (344.431 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.529
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	11.8 km
Mean radius	5.9 km
Rotation period	18.632 h (0.7763 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1281 ± 0.038
Spectral type	C (SMASSII)
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.9

2328 Robeson, provisionally designated 1972 HW, is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun within 3.58 years at an average distance of 2.34 AU.

It was discovered by Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory on April 19, 1972,^[1] and named in memory of the American singer and actor Paul Robeson (1898–1976).^[2]

The C-type asteroid has an diameter of 11.8 kilometers, an albedo of 0.13, and an absolute magnitude of 12.5.^[1] Its average speed is 19.46 km/s.

References

1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2328 Robeson (1972 HW)" (2015-08-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
1 2 "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2328) Robeson". Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2007. p. 190. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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