1192 Prisma

1192 Prisma
Discovery[1]
Discovered by A. Schwassmann
Discovery site Bergedorf Obs.
Discovery date 17 March 1931
Designations
MPC designation 1192 Prisma
Named after
Bergedorf Spectral Catalogue[2]
1931 FE
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 84.36 yr (30814 days)
Aphelion 2.9764 AU (445.26 Gm)
Perihelion 1.7555 AU (262.62 Gm)
2.3660 AU (353.95 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.25801
3.64 yr (1329.3 d)
189.32°
 16m 14.988s / day
Inclination 23.904°
1.3521°
131.44°
Earth MOID 0.8268 AU (123.69 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.18016 AU (326.147 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.390
Physical characteristics
6.558 h (0.2733 d)
12.92

    1192 Prisma, provisional designation 1931 FE, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 17, 1931, by Friedrich Schwassmann at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany.[1]

    Prisma was named in honor of the Bergedorf Spectral Catalogue.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1192 Prisma (1931 FE)" (2015-07-30 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1192) Prisma. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 100. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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