2023 Asaph

2023 Asaph
Discovery [1]
Discovered byIndiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery siteGoethe Link Obs.
Discovery date16 September 1952
Designations
(2023) Asaph
Named after
Asaph Hall
(American astronomer)[2]
1952 SA
main-belt · (outer)[3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc64.53 yr (23,571 days)
Aphelion3.6816 AU
Perihelion2.0703 AU
2.8760 AU
Eccentricity0.2801
4.88 yr (1,781 days)
98.697°
0° 12m 7.56s / day
Inclination22.352°
3.1290°
357.53°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions19.678±0.264 km[4][5]
20.56±0.43 km[6]
21.29±0.40 km[7]
25.44 km (calculated)[3]
3.87±0.02 h[8][a]
4.74±0.01 h[9]
9.19±0.05 h[10]
0.057 (assumed)[3]
0.090±0.004[7]
0.096±0.018[6][5]
0.1045±0.0204[4]
C [3]
11.6[4][6][7] · 11.7[1][3]

2023 Asaph, provisional designation 1952 SA, is a dark asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 21 kilometers in diameter.[6] It was discovered on 16 September 1952, by astronomers of the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana, United States.[11]

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