1436 Salonta

Salonta

A three-dimensional model of 1436 Salonta based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by	G. Kulin
Discovery site	Budapest
Discovery date	11 December 1936
Designations
MPC designation	1436
Named after	Salonta
Alternative names	1936 YA
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	83.07 yr (30342 days)
Aphelion	3.3489710 AU (500.99893 Gm)
Perihelion	2.9509969 AU (441.46285 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.149984 AU (471.2309 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.0631708
Orbital period	5.59 yr (2042.0 d)
Mean anomaly	258.4884°
Mean motion	0° 10^m 34.664^s / day
Inclination	13.87329°
Longitude of ascending node	260.51313°
Argument of perihelion	28.91893°
Earth MOID	1.94164 AU (290.465 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.76805 AU (264.497 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.160
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	63 km
Mean radius	31.45±0.8 km
Rotation period	8.870 h (0.3696 d)
Sidereal rotation period	8.870 h
Geometric albedo	0.0339±0.002
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.3

1436 Salonta (1936 YA) is a 63 km main-belt asteroid discovered on December 11, 1936, by G. Kulin at Budapest. The discoverer named the asteroid for his home town, Nagyszalonta.

References

1. "1436 Salonta (1936 YA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 1436 Salonta
• 1436 Salonta at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters