1960 Guisan
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Wild |
| Discovery site | Zimmerwald Obs. |
| Discovery date | 25 October 1973 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1960 Guisan |
|
Named after
|
Henri Guisan (General)[2] |
| 1973 UA · 1961 VC1 1969 UR2 |
|
| main-belt · (inner) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 60.17 yr (21,977 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8363 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2194 AU |
| 2.5279 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1220 |
| 4.02 yr (1,468 days) | |
| 238.33° | |
| Inclination | 8.4699° |
| 22.228° | |
| 263.56° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 24.55 km[4] 27.23±0.57 km[5] 28.411±0.105 km[6] 24.65±0.28 km[7] |
| 8.46 h[8] | |
| 0.0496[4] 0.041±0.002[5] 0.0370±0.0050[6] 0.049±0.011[7] |
|
| B–V = 0.720 U–B = 0.290 C [3] |
|
| 11.93 | |
1960 Guisan, provisional designation 1973 UA, is a dark, carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 25 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland on 25 October 1973.[9]
The C-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–2.8 AU once every 4 years (1,468 days). It has a rotation period of 8.46 hours[8] and a geometric albedo of 0.04–0.05, as measured by the IRAS, Akari, WISE and NEOWISE surveys.[4][5][6][7]
It was named in memory of Henri Guisan (1874–1960), general of the Swiss army during the Second World War. He was notably from the country's smaller Swiss-French part rather than from the German-speaking part.[2]
References
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External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1960 Guisan at the JPL Small-Body Database
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