7187 Isobe

7187 Isobe
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. F. Helin
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date30 January 1992
Designations
(7187) Isobe
Named after
Syuzo Isobe
(Japanese astronomer)[2]
1992 BW · 1985 QC3
main-belt · (inner) [1]
Hungaria [3][4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc30.61 yr (11,182 days)
Aphelion2.1048 AU
Perihelion1.7700 AU
1.9374 AU
Eccentricity0.0864
2.70 yr (985 days)
251.94°
0° 21m 55.8s / day
Inclination21.784°
315.32°
86.408°
Known satellites1 (likely)[4][5]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions3.85 km (calculated)[4]
4.85±1.43 km[6]
5.421±1.086 km[7]
6.05±1.46 km[8]
2.440±0.002 h[9]
2.58±0.01 h[10]
4.241±0.006 h[11]
4.2427±0.002 h[5]
4.2432±0.0005 h[12]
0.093±0.027[13]
0.12±0.09[6]
0.134±0.104[8]
0.167±0.094[7]
0.3 (assumed)[4]
E [4]
13.89[8] · 13.90[7] · 14.0[1][4] · 14.50[6]

7187 Isobe, provisional designation 1992 BW, is a likely binary Hungaria asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 January 1992, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[3] It is named after Japanese astronomer Syuzo Isobe.[2]

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