1810 Epimetheus

For the moon of Saturn, see Epimetheus (moon).

1810 Epimetheus
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
(Palomar–Leiden survey)
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 September 1960
Designations
(1810) Epimetheus
Pronunciation/ɛpɪˈmiːθiːəs/
Named after
Epimetheus
(Greek mythology)[2]
4196 P-L · 1942 FS
1950 SC · 1957 WC1
1962 GC · 1970 SS
main-belt · Flora[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc66.21 yr (24,182 days)
Aphelion2.4284 AU
Perihelion2.0198 AU
2.2241 AU
Eccentricity0.0919
3.32 yr (1,211 days)
338.76°
0° 17m 49.92s / day
Inclination4.0315°
254.12°
203.70°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions7.669±0.162 km[4]
8.19 km (calculated)[3]
10.88±0.02 h[5]
28.61±0.01 h[a]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
0.274±0.037[4]
S[3]
12.53±0.33[6] · 12.6[1][3][4]

1810 Epimetheus /ɛpɪˈmiːθiːəs/, provisional designation 4196 P-L, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter.

It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten, and Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels during the Palomar–Leiden survey at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[7] It was later named after Epimetheus from Greek mythology.[2]

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