1714 Sy
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Boyer |
| Discovery site | Algiers Observatory |
| Discovery date | 25 July 1951 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1714 Sy |
|
Named after
|
Frédéric Sy[2] |
| 1951 OA · 1949 YM 1950 DE1 · 1951 NM |
|
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 65.21 yr (23,818 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9646 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1702 AU |
| 2.5674 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1547 |
| 4.11 yr (1,502.6 days) | |
| 218.62° | |
| Inclination | 7.9793° |
| 300.96° | |
| 320.96° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.1609 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 16.8 km |
| 0.1088 | |
| 11.9 | |
1714 Sy, provisional designation 1951 OA, is an asteroid from the main-belt, about 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Louis Boyer at the North African Algiers Observatory in Algeria on July 25, 1951. The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–3.0 AU once every 4.11 years (1,503 days). It has a geometric albedo of 0.11.[1]
It is named after Frédéric Sy, who worked as an orbit computer and an assistant astronomer at Paris Observatory and Algiers Observatory, respectively. At Algiers Observatory, he observed asteroids and comets and was the first to discover a numbered minor planet, 858 El Djezaïr, in 1916.[2]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1714 Sy at the JPL Small-Body Database
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