7687 Matthias

7687 Matthias
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 September 1960
Designations
(7687) Matthias
Named after
Matthias Busch [1]
(German amateur astronomer)
2099 P-L · 1986 EH2
1993 GK
main-belt [1][2] · (inner)
Flora [3]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.75 yr (23,284 d)
Aphelion2.5327 AU
Perihelion2.0074 AU
2.2700 AU
Eccentricity0.1157
3.42 yr (1,249 d)
131.81°
0° 17m 17.52s / day
Inclination5.7774°
199.13°
333.08°
Physical characteristics
3.488±0.233 km[4]
3.9 km (est. at 0.24)[5]
0.24 (Flora albedo)[5]
0.333±0.070[4]
S (SDSS-MOC)[6]
14.2[1][2]

7687 Matthias, provisional designation 2099 P-L, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers (2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in California. The S-type asteroid was named for German amateur astronomer Matthias Busch.[1]

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