3953 Perth

3953 Perth
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date6 November 1986
Designations
(3953) Perth
Named after
Perth Observatory [2]
(in West Australia)
1986 VB6 · 1969 TO6
1979 QG8 · 1979 RP1
main-belt · (inner)
Flora [3][4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc46.84 yr (17,109 days)
Aphelion2.6876 AU
Perihelion1.8342 AU
2.2609 AU
Eccentricity0.1887
3.40 yr (1,242 days)
46.332°
0° 17m 23.64s / day
Inclination4.9507°
129.08°
237.98°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.18 km (derived)[3]
4.80±0.16 km[5]
5.083±0.005 h[6]
5.087±0.0010 h[7]
5.2±0.1 h[8]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
0.335±0.066[5]
S [3]
13.40[5] · 13.5[1] · 13.712±0.009 (R)[7] · 13.81±0.23[9] · 14.06±0.04[3][8][10]

3953 Perth, provisional designation 1986 VB6, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.5 kilometers (2.8 mi) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 November 1986, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona.[11] The asteroid was named for the Australian Perth Observatory.[2]

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