1719 Jens

1719 Jens
Shape model of Jens from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date17 February 1950
Designations
(1719) Jens
Named after
Jens (discoverer's grandson)[2]
1950 DP · 1939 PP
1939 TD · 1941 BB
1948 RQ · 1948 RS1
1948 TS1 · 1961 TZ1
A922 SC
main-belt · (middle)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc68.65 yr (25,074 days)
Aphelion3.2474 AU
Perihelion2.0649 AU
2.6562 AU
Eccentricity0.2226
4.33 yr (1,581 days)
321.62°
0° 13m 39.72s / day
Inclination14.281°
323.44°
58.096°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions18.76 km (derived)[3]
18.93±0.9 km[4]
19.77±0.76 km[5]
19.914±0.070 km[6]
21.610±0.086[7]
5.867±0.005 h[8]
5.87±0.01 h[9]
5.87016±0.00005 h[10]
5.873±0.005 h[11]
0.085±0.011[7]
0.1048 (derived)[3]
0.1348±0.0306[6]
0.137±0.021[5]
0.1489±0.015[4]
C[12] · S[3]
11.3[4][5][6] · 11.7[1][3] · 12.04±1.20[12]

1719 Jens (prov. designation: 1950 DP) is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 19 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 February 1950, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany.[13] It was named after a grandson of the discoverer.[2]

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