9902 Kirkpatrick
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Comba |
| Discovery date | 3 July 1997 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 9902 Kirkpatrick |
| 1997 NY, 1988 XS4, 1994 RK29, 1996 EJ16 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 9959 days (27.27 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.3937755 AU (358.10372 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0283509 AU (303.43698 Gm) |
| 2.2110632 AU (330.77035 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0826355 |
| 3.29 yr (1200.9 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 20.03 km/s |
| 74.645994° | |
| 0° 17m 59.207s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.316255° |
| 274.40099° | |
| 176.4962° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.04454 AU (156.261 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.74351 AU (410.423 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.647 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~17.8 km[2] |
| ~0.01 | |
| 14.3 | |
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9902 Kirkpatrick is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.29 year.[1]
Discovered on July 3, 1997 by Paul Comba at the Prescott Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1997 NY". It was renamed "Kirkpatrick" for Ralph Kirkpatrick, eminent American harpsichordist, clavichordist, musicologist and teacher.[3]
References
- 1 2 "9902 Kirkpatrick (1997 NY)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ Tedesco E.F.; Noah P.V.; Noah M.; Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
- ↑ MPC 34356 Minor Planet Center
External links
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