3905 Doppler

3905 Doppler
Discovery [1]
Discovered byA. Mrkos
Discovery siteKleť Obs.
Discovery date28 August 1984
Designations
(3905) Doppler
Pronunciation/ˈdɒplər/[2]
Named after
Christian Doppler
(Austrian physicist)[3]
1984 QO · 1980 RP2
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc35.81 yr (13,078 days)
Aphelion3.2190 AU
Perihelion1.9001 AU
2.5596 AU
Eccentricity0.2577
4.10 yr (1,496 days)
320.23°
0° 14m 26.52s / day
Inclination14.192°
343.32°
90.823°
Known satellites1[4][5]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions8.021±0.047 km[6]
50.8±0.1 h[5]
0.228±0.040[6]
S [5]
12.6[1][5]

3905 Doppler, provisional designation 1984 QO, is a stony asteroid and binary system from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter.

The asteroid was discovered on 28 August 1984, by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at Kleť Observatory and named after physicist Christian Doppler.[3][7]

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