1763 Williams

1763 Williams
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Indiana Asteroid Program
Discovery site Goethe Link Obs.
Discovery date 13 October 1953
Designations
MPC designation 1763 Williams
Named after
 Kenneth P. Williams[2]
1953 TN2 · 1939 EO
1953 VJ · 1966 TN
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 62.43 yr (22804 days)
Aphelion 2.6353 AU (394.24 Gm)
Perihelion 1.7414 AU (260.51 Gm)
2.1883 AU (327.37 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.20425
3.24 yr (1182.4 d)
115.25°
0° 18m 16.056s / day
Inclination 4.2396°
304.56°
28.563°
Earth MOID 0.730273 AU (109.2473 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.71608 AU (406.320 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.644
Physical characteristics
36 h (1.5 d)
12.8

    1763 Williams, provisionally designated 1953 TN2, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 13, 1953 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory, Indiana, United States.[1]

    It was named in honor of Kenneth P. Williams (1887–1958), professor of mathematics at Indiana University. He was known for his textbook, the calculation of the orbits of asteroids and comets, and his detailed analysis of the transits of Mercury from 1723 to 1927. He also wrote Lincoln Finds a General, a five volume book about the U.S. Civil War.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1763 Williams (1953 TN2)" (2015-09-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1763) Williams. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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