3131 Mason-Dixon
 Orbit of 3131 Mason-Dixon | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | 24 January 1982 |
| Designations | |
| 1982 BM1, 1962 CK, 1975 XS2, 1977 DB3, 1979 OS16, 1979 QJ6, A922 DC | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 22512 days (61.63 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.0477 AU (455.93 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7975 AU (418.50 Gm) |
| 2.9226 AU (437.21 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.042800 |
| 5.00 yr (1825.0 d) | |
| 238.94° | |
| 0° 11m 50.136s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.4066° |
| 44.752° | |
| 149.87° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.79573 AU (268.637 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.90858 AU (285.520 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.277 |
| Proper orbital elements | |
Proper mean motion | 0.1971 deg / yr |
Proper orbital period |
1826.48402 yr (667123.288 d) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 17.519 km (10.886 mi).[2][lower-alpha 1] |
| 19.748 h (0.8228 d) | |
| 12.0 | |
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3131 Mason-Dixon is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on January 24, 1982.[1]
Close Approaches
On February 1, 1907, 3131 Mason-Dixon made a close approach to the larger asteroid 52 Europa. At its closest, it passed within 1,099,546.659 km of 52 Europa.
Notes
- ↑ Assuming an albedo of 0.1
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "Conversion of Absolute Magnitude to Diameter for Minor Planets". Sephen F. Austin State University. Dan Burton. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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