8900 AAVSO

8900 AAVSO
Discovery [1]
Discovered byD. di Cicco
Discovery siteSudbury Obs. (817)
Discovery date24 October 1995
Designations
(8900) AAVSO
Named after
AAVSO
(American Association of Variable Star Observers)[2]
1995 UD2 · 1979 UV
1987 SX16 · 1989 EU2
main-belt · (middle)
background
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc37.37 yr (13,651 days)
Aphelion2.9070 AU
Perihelion2.1657 AU
2.5364 AU
Eccentricity0.1461
4.04 yr (1,475 days)
184.05°
0° 14m 38.4s / day
Inclination8.7319°
232.25°
99.711°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions5.28 km (calculated)[3]
5.792±0.320 km[4][5]
3.8368±0.0005 h[6]
0.20 (assumed)[3]
0.276±0.038[4][5]
S [3]
13.4[1] · 13.75[3] · 13.2[4] · 13.303±0.004 (R)[6] · 13.84±0.28[7]

8900 AAVSO, provisional designation 1995 UD2, is a stony background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 5.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American amateur astronomer Dennis di Cicco at the U.S Sudbury Observatory (817), Massachusetts, on 24 October 1995.[8] The asteroid was named after the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO).[2]

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