1484 Postrema

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Postrema
Discovery
Discovered by G. Neujmin
Discovery site Simeis
Discovery date 29 April 1938
Designations
MPC designation 1484
1938 HC
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 83.15 yr (30371 days)
Aphelion 3.2970171 AU (493.22674 Gm)
Perihelion 2.1809656 AU (326.26781 Gm)
2.738991 AU (409.7472 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.2037340
4.53 yr (1655.7 d)
107.34261°
 13m 2.745s / day
Inclination 17.29948°
72.77927°
126.73867°
Earth MOID 1.21816 AU (182.234 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.82576 AU (273.130 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.256
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 43 km[1]
Mean radius
21.59±0.5 km
12.1923 h (0.50801 d)
12.19 hr[1]
0.0137±0.001[1]
B[1]
10.8[1]

    1484 Postrema (1938 HC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 29, 1938, by G. Neujmin at Simeis. With an albedo of 0.01, it is one of the darkest asteroids known.[1] It is a B-type asteroid.[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1484 Postrema (1938 HC)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

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