Discovery [1][2] | |
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Discovered by | F. Börngen |
Discovery site | Karl Schwarzschild Obs. |
Discovery date | 15 February 1961 |
Designations | |
(3917) Franz Schubert | |
Named after | Franz Schubert [3] (Austrian composer) |
1961 CX · 1976 GT2 1977 RU1 · 1981 TY3 1987 HU1 | |
main-belt · (inner) background [4] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 56.70 yr (20,711 days) |
Aphelion | 2.4102 AU |
Perihelion | 2.3064 AU |
2.3583 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0220 |
3.62 yr (1,323 days) | |
278.00° | |
0° 16m 19.56s / day | |
Inclination | 2.4275° |
137.12° | |
298.90° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 5.129±0.123 km[5] |
0.321±0.041[5] | |
13.6[1] | |
3917 Franz Schubert, provisional designation 1961 CX, is a bright background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 February 1961, by astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, Germany.[2] The asteroid was named after Austrian composer Franz Schubert.[3]
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