1721 Wells

1721 Wells
Discovery[1]
Discovered byIndiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery siteGoethe Link Obs.
Discovery date3 October 1953
Designations
(1721) Wells
Named after
Herman Wells
(Indiana University)[2]
1953 TD3 · 1944 DA
1958 QE · A905 CG
main-belt · (outer)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.13 yr (40,957 days)
Aphelion3.2969 AU
Perihelion3.0049 AU
3.1509 AU
Eccentricity0.0463
5.59 yr (2,043 days)
101.64°
Inclination16.107°
317.29°
137.52°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions43.576±0.166 km[3]
0.045±0.005[3]
10.9[1]

1721 Wells, provisional designation 1953 TD3, is a dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 44 kilometers in diameter.

It was discovered on 3 October 1953, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.[4] It was named after UI's president and chancellor Herman B Wells.[2]

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