1923 Osiris

1923 Osiris
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 September 1960
Designations
(1923) Osiris
Pronunciation/əˈsaɪrɪs/[2]
Named after
Osiris (Egyptian mythology)[3]
4011 P-L · 1964 TO2
1966 FR · 1974 KN
1974 KP · 1974 LE
main-belt[4][1] · (inner)
Sulamitis
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc62.70 yr (22,900 days)
Aphelion2.5900 AU
Perihelion2.2813 AU
2.4356 AU
Eccentricity0.0634
3.80 yr (1,388 days)
269.38°
0° 15m 33.48s / day
Inclination4.9580°
353.07°
106.04°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions13.1 km
13.461±0.206[5]
0.031±0.006[5]
0.0591 ± 0.008
SMASS = C[1]
13.6[1]

1923 Osiris, provisional designation 4011 P-L, is a dark asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Ingrid and Cornelis Johannes van Houten at Leiden, on photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in the United States.[4][6] It was named after the Egyptian god Osiris.[3]

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