3936 Elst

3936 Elst
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date16 October 1977
Designations
(3936) Elst
Named after
Eric W. Elst (Belgian astronomer)[2]
2321 T-3 · 1972 GY
1973 TC · 1976 JG1
1980 MB · 1981 WA2
1984 MT · 1985 WS
main-belt · Vestian [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc45.05 yr (16,455 days)
Aphelion2.7424 AU
Perihelion2.1139 AU
2.4281 AU
Eccentricity0.1294
3.78 yr (1,382 days)
282.61°
0° 15m 37.8s / day
Inclination5.6458°
240.74°
38.474°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.593±0.073 km[4]
4.939±0.048 km[5]
7.46 km (calculated)[3]
6.6322±0.0002 h[a]
0.20 (assumed)[3]
0.4607±0.0712[5]
0.509±0.096[4]
S [3]
13.0[1][3][5] · 13.36±0.24[6]

3936 Elst, provisional designation 2321 T-3, is a stony Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 16 October 1977, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, on photographic plates taken by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[7] It was named after Belgian astronomer Eric W. Elst.[2]

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