Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
Discovery date | 1 April 1955 |
Designations | |
(1852) Carpenter | |
Named after | Edwin Carpenter (American astronomer)[2] |
1955 GA · 1931 TT2 1937 WH · 1939 FK | |
main-belt · Eos[3][4] | |
Orbital characteristics[5] | |
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 87.87 yr (32,094 d) |
Aphelion | 3.2004 AU |
Perihelion | 2.8329 AU |
3.0167 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0609 |
5.24 yr (1,914 d) | |
194.18° | |
0° 11m 17.16s / day | |
Inclination | 11.197° |
95.338° | |
353.15° | |
Physical characteristics | |
21.378±0.208[6] 22.9 km | |
0.1224±0.024 0.128±0.025[6] | |
11.3[1][5] | |
1852 Carpenter, provisional designation 1955 GA, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 1 April 1955, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.
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