2324 Janice

2324 Janice
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. F. Helin
S. J. Bus
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date7 November 1978
Designations
(2324) Janice
Named after
Janice Cline [1]
(Supporter at Caltech)
1978 VS4 · 1929 WH
1934 VR · 1949 ME
1961 UP · 1971 OC1
1975 EM2 · 1977 RY4
A911 MC
main-belt [1][2] · (outer)
background [3] · Themis [4][5]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc83.28 yr (30,418 d)
Aphelion3.6382 AU
Perihelion2.5282 AU
3.0832 AU
Eccentricity0.1800
5.41 yr (1,977 d)
245.72°
0° 10m 55.56s / day
Inclination0.3995°
315.66°
305.63°
Physical characteristics
23.55 km (calculated)[4]
24.33±6.61 km[6]
24.44±1.22 km[7]
25.76±7.43 km[8]
28.463±0.354 km[9]
28.532±0.238 km[10]
28.9±15.91 km[11]
31.19±15.91 km[12]
23.2±0.1 h[11]
0.038±0.004[10]
0.050±0.040[12]
0.06±0.04[6]
0.0601±0.0049[9]
0.07±0.03[8]
0.08 (assumed)[4]
0.093±0.010[7]
C (assumed)[4]
11.30[7] · 11.40[8][9][12]
11.46±0.36[13] · 11.5[2][4]
11.68[6]

2324 Janice, provisional designation 1978 VS4, is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 25 kilometers (16 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 November 1978, by American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Schelte Bus at the Palomar Observatory in California.[1] The asteroid was named for Janice Cline at Caltech. The presumably C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 23.2 hours.[4]

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