3988 Huma
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Eleanor F. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | 4 June 1986 |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 10815 days (29.61 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.033621609273057 AU (304.22546255675 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.05511756725354 AU (157.84334139929 Gm) |
| 1.544369588263299 AU (231.03440197802 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.316797238645407 |
| 1.92 yr (701.01 d) | |
| 113.2103095298280° | |
| 0° 30m 48.756s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.7663914106160° |
| 229.8416592663450° | |
| 86.86891534297098° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.176796 AU (26.4483 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 3.30564 AU (494.517 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 4.385 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 0.7 km |
Mean radius | 0.35 km |
| 10.4 h (0.43 d) | |
| 17.9 | |
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3988 Huma (provisional designation 1986 LA) is an Amor asteroid that is 0.7 kilometers in diameter. It completes one revolution around the Sun about once every 2 years. It was discovered by Eleanor F. Helin at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California.[1]
It's named after the Huma bird.
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 14, 2007.
- ↑ "3988 Huma (1986 LA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
External links
- 3988 Huma at the JPL Small-Body Database
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