1762 Russell

1762 Russell
Discovery[1]
Discovered byIndiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery siteGoethe Link Obs.
Discovery date8 October 1953
Designations
(1762) Russell
Named after
Henry Norris Russell[2]
(American astronomer)[2]
1953 TZ · 1947 LM
1953 TW2 · 1956 GF
1963 VN
main-belt · (outer)
Koronis[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc69.52 yr (25,393 days)
Aphelion3.0998 AU
Perihelion2.6514 AU
2.8756 AU
Eccentricity0.0780
4.88 yr (1,781 days)
21.771°
0° 12m 7.56s / day
Inclination2.2793°
160.64°
233.54°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions15.61 km (calculated)[3]
16.576±0.195 km[5]
16.93±0.97 km[6]
17.03±0.21 km[7]
17.033±0.209 km[7]
12.797±0.007 h[8]
0.118±0.015[6]
0.1227±0.0369[5]
0.201±0.022[7]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
S[3]
11.20[7][1][3] · 11.69±0.12[9] · 11.80[6][5]

1762 Russell, provisional designation 1953 TZ, is a stony Koronian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, on 8 October 1953.[10] The asteroid was named after American astronomer Henry Norris Russell.[2]

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