9950 ESA
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| File:AnimatedOrbitOf9950ESA.gif | |||||||||||||
| Discovery | |||||||||||||
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| Discovered by | C. Pollas | ||||||||||||
| Discovery date | 8 November 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Designations | |||||||||||||
| MPC designation | 9950 ESA | ||||||||||||
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Named after
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European Space Agency | ||||||||||||
| 1990 VB | |||||||||||||
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |||||||||||||
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |||||||||||||
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |||||||||||||
| Observation arc | 9286 days (25.42 yr) | ||||||||||||
| Aphelion | 3.737064922180292 AU (559.05695502583 Gm) | ||||||||||||
| Perihelion | 1.14092137083548 AU (170.67940771311 Gm) | ||||||||||||
| 2.43899314650789 AU (364.86818136947 Gm) | |||||||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.532216245679477 | ||||||||||||
| 3.81 yr (1391.3 d) | |||||||||||||
| 222.4941661252860° | |||||||||||||
| Inclination | 14.58410510446003° | ||||||||||||
| 253.5630393174880° | |||||||||||||
| 103.4590154541560° | |||||||||||||
| Earth MOID | 0.281313 AU (42.0838 Gm) | ||||||||||||
| Jupiter MOID | 2.09281 AU (313.080 Gm) | ||||||||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||||||||
| Dimensions | ~3km[2] | ||||||||||||
| 6.712 h (0.2797 d) | |||||||||||||
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| 16.2 | |||||||||||||
9950 ESA is an Amor asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.81 years.[1]
Discovered on November 8, 1990 by C. Pollas it was given the provisional designation "1990 VB". It was later renamed "ESA" after the European Space Agency.[3]
References
External links
- 9950 ESA at the JPL Small-Body Database
