2064 Thomsen

2064 Thomsen
Shape model of Thomsen from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byL. Oterma
Discovery siteTurku Obs.
Discovery date8 September 1942
Designations
(2064) Thomsen
Named after
Ivan Leslie Thomsen
(New Zealand astronomer)[2]
1942 RQ · 1958 RO
1974 OK · 1977 FE3
1977 KA · A913 QB
Mars-crosser [1][3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc74.50 yr (27,211 days)
Aphelion2.8967 AU
Perihelion1.4600 AU
2.1783 AU
Eccentricity0.3298
3.22 yr (1,174 days)
142.30°
0° 18m 23.76s / day
Inclination5.6946°
302.16°
2.7479°
Earth MOID0.4446 AU
Physical characteristics
8.09±0.12 km[4]
13.59 km (derived)[5]
13.61±1.6 km (IRAS:2)[6]
4.2267±0.0001 h[7]
4.233 h[8]
4.244023±0.000001 h[9]
4.253±0.005 h[10]
0.0549±0.015 (IRAS:2)[6]
0.0644 (derived)[5]
0.162±0.006[4]
SMASS = S[1] · S [5][11][12]
B–V = 0.887[1]
U–B = 0.524[1]
12.6[1] · 12.93[5][8] · 13.10[4][6][12] · 13.44±0.31[11]

2064 Thomsen (prov. designation: 1942 RQ) is a stony asteroid and Mars-crosser on an eccentric orbit, that measures approximately 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) in diameter. The asteroid was discovered by Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma at Turku Observatory, Finland, on 8 September 1942.[3] It was named after New Zealand astronomer Ivan Leslie Thomsen

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