3047 Goethe

3047 Goethe
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 September 1960
Designations
(3047) Goethe
Named after
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German poet)[1]
6091 P-L · 1969 UG
1976 JU6 · 1982 VO
main-belt [1][2] · (middle)
background [3]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc57.34 yr (20,943 d)
Aphelion2.7144 AU
Perihelion2.5698 AU
2.6421 AU
Eccentricity0.0274
4.29 yr (1,569 d)
103.04°
0° 13m 46.2s / day
Inclination1.6105°
317.26°
78.267°
Physical characteristics
5.846±0.117 km[4]
0.362±0.052[4]
12.9[2]

3047 Goethe, provisional designation 6091 P-L, is a bright background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten on photographic plates taken by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[1] The asteroid was named after German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.[1]

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