941 Murray

941 Murray
Discovery [1]
Discovered byJ. Palisa
Discovery siteVienna Obs.
Discovery date10 October 1920
Designations
(941) Murray
Named after
Gilbert Murray
(British scholar)[2]
A920 TF · 1969 FF
1920 HV
main-belt [1][3] · (middle)
background [4][5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc99.24 yr (36,247 d)
Aphelion3.3295 AU
Perihelion2.2358 AU
2.7826 AU
Eccentricity0.1965
4.64 yr (1,695 d)
159.44°
0° 12m 44.28s / day
Inclination6.6258°
52.309°
334.93°
Physical characteristics
18.217±0.072 km[6]
3.390±0.004 h[7][8]
0.128±0.020[6]
11.5[1][3]

941 Murray (prov. designation: A920 TF or 1920 HV) is a background asteroid, approximately 18 kilometers (11 miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 10 October 1920.[1] The X-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 3.4 hours. It was named after British professor Gilbert Murray (1866–1957).[2]

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