8549 Alcide

8549 Alcide
Discovery [1]
Discovered byFarra d'Isonzo Obs.
(inc. Luciano Bittesini)
Discovery siteFarra d'Isonzo Obs.
Discovery date30 March 1994
Designations
(8549) Alcide
Named after
Alcide Bittesini
(father of co-discoverer)[2]
1994 FS
main-belt · Nysa [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc23.31 yr (8,514 days)
Aphelion2.8912 AU
Perihelion1.9828 AU
2.4370 AU
Eccentricity0.1864
3.80 yr (1,390 days)
318.71°
0° 15m 32.76s / day
Inclination1.8790°
205.61°
64.719°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.19 km (calculated)[3]
4.341±0.076 km[4][5]
3 h[6]
0.196±0.012[4][5]
0.21 (assumed)[3]
S [3]
14.2[1][3][4] · 14.3±0.4 (R)[6] · 14.73±0.25[7]

8549 Alcide, provisional designation 1994 FS, is a stony Nysa asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 March 1994, by a group of amateur astronomers at the Farra d'Isonzo Observatory, Italy, near the border to Slovenia.[8] It was named for Alcide Bittesini, father of co-discoverer Luciano Bittesini.[2]

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