| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten I. van Houten-G. T. Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 September 1960 |
| Designations | |
| (37452) Spirit | |
Named after | Spirit (rover) (Mars Exploration Rover)[2] |
| 4282 P-L · 2000 WD183 2000 WO133 | |
| main-belt · (outer)[1] · Hildian[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 56.28 yr (20,555 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.8206 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.0794 AU |
| 3.9500 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2204 |
| 7.85 yr (2,867 days) | |
| 55.498° | |
| 0° 7m 31.8s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.2643° |
| 352.31° | |
| 48.191° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.8488 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8.889±0.756 km[4] |
| 0.056±0.022[4] | |
| 14.2[1] | |
37452 Spirit (provisional designation 4282 P-L) is a dark Hildian asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomers Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, on photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory, California.[3] It was named after NASA's Spirit Mars rover.[2]
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