1617 Alschmitt

1617 Alschmitt
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Boyer
Discovery siteAlgiers Obs.
Discovery date20 March 1952
Designations
(1617) Alschmitt
Named after
Alfred Schmitt (astronomer)[2]
1952 FB · 1929 CC1
1935 ER · 1941 HH
1947 LS · 1952 DK2
1975 AJ · A906 DC
main-belt · (outer)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc111.18 yr (40,607 days)
Aphelion3.6085 AU
Perihelion2.7913 AU
3.1999 AU
Eccentricity0.1277
5.72 yr (2,091 days)
167.85°
0° 10m 19.92s / day
Inclination13.265°
154.96°
24.216°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions21.12±2.86 km[4]
21.283±0.267 km[5][6]
36.78 km (calculated)[3]
7.0602±0.0033 h[7]
7.0613±0.0007 h[8]
7.062±0.002 h[8]
0.057 (assumed)[3]
0.190±0.046[4]
0.270±0.020[5][6]
C[3]
10.4[5] · 10.80[4] · 10.807±0.002 (R)[7] · 10.9[1][3]

1617 Alschmitt, provisional designation 1952 FB, is an assumed carbonaceous asteroid from in the outer parts of the main belt, approximately 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 March 1952, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at Algiers Observatory in Algeria, Northern Africa, and named after French astronomer Alfred Schmitt.[2][9]

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