Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Spacewatch |
Discovery site | Kitt Peak Obs. |
Discovery date | 5 April 1995 |
Designations | |
(8405) Asbolus | |
Pronunciation | /ˈæzbələs/ |
Named after | Άσβολος Asbolos (Greek mythology)[2] |
1995 GO | |
distant [3] · centaur [1][4] | |
Symbol | (astrological) |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
Observation arc | 16.60 yr (6,063 days) |
Aphelion | 29.118 AU |
Perihelion | 6.8145 AU |
17.966 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.6207 |
76.15 yr (27,815 days) | |
71.410° | |
0° 0m 46.44s / day | |
Inclination | 17.638° |
6.1324° | |
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290.06° | |
Physical characteristics | |
66±8 km[1] 76 km[6] 77.5±7.5 km[7] 80.83 km (derived)[4] 84±8 km[8] 85±9 km[9] | |
4.4682±0.0003 h[10] 8 h[11] 8.870 h[12] 8.932±0.002 h[13] 8.9351 h[14] | |
0.04[14] 0.05[8] 0.056±0.019[9] 0.057 (assumed)[4] 0.095±0.015[7] 0.12±0.03[15] 0.13±0.03[1] | |
BR [4][16] | |
8.74[14] · 9.1[1] · 9.11±0.02[17] · 9.13±0.25[9] · 9.18[18] · 9.19[4][19] · 9.257±0.120 (R)[20] · 9.26[10] | |
8405 Asbolus /ˈæzbələs/ is a centaur orbiting in the outer Solar System between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune. It was discovered on 5 April 1995, by James Scotti and Robert Jedicke of Spacewatch (credited) at Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona, United States. It is named after Asbolus, a centaur in Greek mythology and measures approximately 80 kilometers in diameter.[3]
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