1316 Kasan

Kasan
Discovery
Discovered by G. Neujmin
Discovery site Simeis
Discovery date 17 November 1933
Designations
MPC designation 1316
Named after
Kazan
1933 WC
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 82.16 yr (30008 days)
Aphelion 3.1764279 AU (475.18685 Gm)
Perihelion 1.6480293 AU (246.54167 Gm)
2.412229 AU (360.8643 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.3168022
3.75 yr (1368.4 d)
40.462388°
 15m 47.063s / day
Inclination 23.92601°
238.27276°
148.27091°
Earth MOID 0.685806 AU (102.5951 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.35697 AU (352.598 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.338
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~10 km[2]
5.82 h (0.243 d)
5.82 h[1]
Sr[1]
13.1[1]

    1316 Kasan (1933 WC) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on November 17, 1933, by G. Neujmin at Simeis.[1] With an absolute magnitude (H) of 13,[1] the asteroid is roughly 10 km in diameter.[2] It is one of the largest Mars-crossing asteroids as few Mars-crossing asteroids have an absolute magnitude brighter than 13.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1316 Kasan". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2015-05-10.

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