1024 Hale

1024 Hale
Discovery
Discovered by George Van Biesbroeck[1]
Discovery date 2 December 1923[1]
Designations
MPC designation 1024 Hale[1]
1923 YO13[1]
Main-belt asteroid
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 87.19 yr (31845 days)
Aphelion 3.5104 AU (525.15 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2206 AU (332.20 Gm)
2.8655 AU (428.67 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.22507
4.85 yr (1771.7 d)
51.773°
 12m 11.484s / day
Inclination 16.089°
58.863°
307.94°
Earth MOID 1.25849 AU (188.267 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.07231 AU (310.013 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.205
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
20.68±1.55 km
16.0 h (0.67 d)
0.0594±0.010
10.8

    1024 Hale is an asteroid. It was discovered by Belgian-American astronomer George Van Biesbroeck on December 2, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 YO13. It was named after George Ellery Hale.[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
    2. "1024 Hale (A923 YO13)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

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