78816 Caripito

78816 Caripito
Discovery [1]
Discovered byJ. Dellinger
Discovery siteNeedville Obs.
Discovery date4 August 2003
Designations
(78816) Caripito
Named after
Caripito [2]
(Venezuelan town)
2003 PZ9
main-belt [1][3] · (outer)
background [4][5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.49 yr (23,190 d)
Aphelion3.8470 AU
Perihelion2.4559 AU
3.1514 AU
Eccentricity0.2207
5.59 yr (2,043 d)
268.80°
0° 10m 34.32s / day
Inclination5.6313°
277.97°
86.530°
Physical characteristics
5.328±0.129 km[6]
0.052±0.008[6]
15.5[1][3]

78816 Caripito (provisional designation 2003 PZ9) is a background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 4 August 2003, by American amateur astronomer and professor of geophysics, Joseph Dellinger at the Needville Observatory in Texas, United States.[1] It was named for the town of Caripito in Venezuela.[2]

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