2882 Tedesco

2882 Tedesco
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date26 July 1981
Designations
(2882) Tedesco
Named after
Ed Tedesco [1]
(American astronomer)
1981 OG · 1936 QG
1953 SF · 1964 PL
1970 QF1
main-belt [1][2] · (outer)
Themis [3][4]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc81.51 yr (29,770 d)
Aphelion3.7624 AU
Perihelion2.5429 AU
3.1527 AU
Eccentricity0.1934
5.60 yr (2,045 d)
178.19°
0° 10m 33.96s / day
Inclination0.2898°
314.33°
7.0021°
Physical characteristics
20.89±5.43 km[5]
21.48 km (calculated)[4]
21.912±0.216 km[6]
22.78±6.57 km[7]
24.93±0.64 km[6]
19.805±0.008 h[8]
19.815±0.0195 h[9]
0.06±0.06[7]
0.065±0.014[6]
0.08±0.11[5]
0.084±0.012[6]
C (Pan-STARRS)[10]
C (SDSS-MOC)[11]
11.60[2][5][6]
11.683±0.002 (R)[9]
11.7[4]
11.87[7]
11.96±0.32[10]

2882 Tedesco, provisional designation 1981 OG, is a Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 22 kilometers (14 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 26 July 1981, by astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona.[1] The likely elongated C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 19.8 hours.[4] It was named for American astronomer Ed Tedesco.[1]

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