9957 Raffaellosanti

9957 Raffaellosanti

Orbit of 9957 Raffaellosanti (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by F. Börngen
Discovery date 6 October 1991
Designations
MPC designation 9957 Raffaellosanti
Named after
Raphael
1991 TO13, 1987 QG7, 1994 RP
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 10425 days (28.54 yr)
Aphelion 2.5824216 AU (386.32477 Gm)
Perihelion 1.9888582 AU (297.52895 Gm)
2.2856399 AU (341.92686 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1298462
3.46 yr (1262.1 d)
82.537848°
 17m 6.821s / day
Inclination 6.867538°
220.73578°
106.22935°
Earth MOID 0.989034 AU (147.9574 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.72268 AU (407.307 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.581
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~23.4 km[2]
~0.01
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin
Celsius
14.0

    9957 Raffaellosanti is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.46 years.[1]

    Discovered on October 6, 1991 by F. Börngen, it was given the provisional designation "1991 TO13". It was later renamed "Raffaellosanti" after Raffaello Sanzio, a master of the Italian Renaissance.[3]

    References

    1. 1 2 "9957 Raffaellosanti (1991 TO13)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    2. Tedesco E.F.; Noah P.V.; Noah M.; Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
    3. MPC 47167 Minor Planet Center

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