2061 Anza

2061 Anza
Discovery [1]
Discovered byH. L. Giclas
Discovery siteFlagstaff (LO)
Discovery date22 October 1960
Designations
(2061) Anza
Named after
Juan Bautista de Anza
(Governor of Nuevo México)[2]
1960 UA
Amor · NEO [1]
Mars-crosser
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc56.56 yr (20,659 days)
Aphelion3.4824 AU
Perihelion1.0527 AU
2.2675 AU
Eccentricity0.5358
3.41 yr (1,247 days)
251.57°
0° 17m 19.32s / day
Inclination3.7970°
207.41°
156.95°
Earth MOID0.0570 AU · 22.2 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions2.6 km[3]
2.71 km (calculated)[4]
11.50 h[5]
0.057 (assumed)[4]
Tholen = TCG: [1][3][4]
B–V = 0.825[1]
U–B = 0.350[1]
16.56[1][3][4]

2061 Anza, provisional designation 1960 UA, is an eccentric asteroid of the Amor group, a subtype of near-Earth objects, estimated to measure approximately 2.7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 October 1960, by American astronomer Henry Giclas at Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory in Arizona, United States.[6] The asteroid was later named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza.[2]

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