1243 Pamela

Pamela
Discovery
Discovered by C. Jackson
Discovery site Johannesburg (UO)
Discovery date 7 May 1932
Designations
MPC designation 1243
1932 JE
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 83.78 yr (30602 days)
Aphelion 3.2411732 AU (484.87261 Gm)
Perihelion 2.9531348 AU (441.78268 Gm)
3.097154 AU (463.3276 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.0465005
5.45 yr (1990.9 d)
92.915466°
 10m 50.972s / day
Inclination 13.28362°
245.67525°
56.89200°
Earth MOID 1.95899 AU (293.061 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.87013 AU (279.767 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.180
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 70 km
Mean radius
35.035±2.95 km
26.017 h (1.0840 d)
26.017 h
0.0483±0.009
9.7

    1243 Pamela (1932 JE) is a relatively large 70 km main-belt asteroid discovered on May 7, 1932, by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO).[1] It was later named after the daughter of the discoverer.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 101. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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