1741 Giclas

1741 Giclas
Shape model of Giclas from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byIndiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery siteGoethe Link Obs.
Discovery date26 January 1960
Designations
(1741) Giclas
Named after
Henry Giclas (astronomer)[2]
1960 BC · 1953 UY
1953 VH1 · 1953 XN
1963 YD
main-belt · Koronis[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.20 yr (23,084 days)
Aphelion3.0879 AU
Perihelion2.6812 AU
2.8846 AU
Eccentricity0.0705
4.90 yr (1,789 days)
17.734°
0° 12m 4.32s / day
Inclination2.8876°
55.514°
338.82°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions12.501±0.245 km[4]
13.11±0.18 km[5]
13.60 km (calculated)[3]
15.06±1.04 km[6]
2.92±0.02 h[7]
2.938±0.001 h[8][a]
2.943±0.001 h[9]
3.107±0.005 h[10]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
0.260±0.049[5]
0.265±0.039[6]
0.374±0.048
0.3742±0.0483[4]
S[3]
V–R = 0.456±0.015[9]
11.11±0.04 (R)[9] · 11.2[4][6] · 11.36±0.13[11] · 11.49[5] · 11.5[1][3]

1741 Giclas (prov. designation: 1960 BC) is a stony Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 January 1960, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.[12] It is named for astronomer Henry L. Giclas.[2]

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