Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | P. Pravec L. Kotková (Šarounová) |
Discovery site | Ondřejov Obs. |
Discovery date | 19 March 1996 |
Designations | |
(12002) Suess | |
Named after | Franz Eduard Suess (Austrian geologist)[2] |
1996 FR1 | |
main-belt · (outer) Eos[3] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 34.49 yr (12,598 days) |
Aphelion | 3.3477 AU |
Perihelion | 2.6934 AU |
3.0205 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1083 |
5.25 yr (1,917 days) | |
270.14° | |
0° 11m 15.72s / day | |
Inclination | 9.4290° |
216.62° | |
98.262° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 6.309±0.347 km[4] |
0.177±0.032[4] | |
13.6[1] | |
12002 Suess, provisional designation 1996 FR1, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, about 6 km (3.7 mi) in diameter. It was discovered by Czech astronomers Petr Pravec and Lenka Kotková (Šarounová) at Ondřejov Observatory on 19 March 1996.[5] The asteroid was named after Austrian geologist Franz Eduard Suess, following a suggestion by Herbert Raab.[2]
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