3782 Celle
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Jensen |
| Discovery site | Brorfelde Obs. |
| Discovery date | 3 October 1986 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3782 Celle |
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Named after
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Celle |
| 1986 TE; 1970 HD 1972 YP; 1973 AV 1978 NH2; 1982 OB 1985 GR1 |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 45.29 yr (16,543 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6402 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1900 AU |
| 2.4151 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0932 |
| 3.75 yr (1370.9 days) | |
| 345.22° | |
| Inclination | 5.2487° |
| 271.36° | |
| 334.11° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.1776 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.84 h | |
| V (SMASSII) | |
| 12.6 | |
3782 Celle is a main belt binary asteroid.[2] It was discovered by Poul Jensen from Brorfelde Observatory, Denmark and named after the German town of Celle.
Celle measures 6 km in diameter, and is a V-type asteroid, which means that it may be a fragment of the asteroid 4 Vesta.
On 3 May 2003, astronomers at the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope announced the discovery of a small moon orbiting Celle. The moon is believed to measure 2.34 ± 0.11 km in diameter, and to orbit Celle at a distance of 18 ± 1 km.[2]
