1767 Lampland

1767 Lampland
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Indiana Asteroid Program
Discovery site Goethe Link Obs.
Discovery date 7 September 1962
Designations
MPC designation 1767 Lampland
Named after
Carl Lampland[2]
1962 RJ · 1941 SP
1967 SC
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 64.48 yr (23553 days)
Aphelion 3.3216 AU (496.90 Gm)
Perihelion 2.7143 AU (406.05 Gm)
3.0179 AU (451.47 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.10061
5.24 yr (1915.0 d)
88.156°
 11m 16.764s / day
Inclination 9.8418°
192.22°
135.62°
Earth MOID 1.7125 AU (256.19 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.06656 AU (309.153 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.217
Physical characteristics
BV = 0.750 mag
UB = 0.340 mag
tholen = XC
12.20

    1767 Lampland, provisional designation 1962 RJ, is a main-belt asteroid which was discovered on September 7, 1962, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

    It was named in honor of American astronomer Carl Lampland (1873–1951), a graduate of Indiana University, best known for his radiometric measurements of planetary temperatures.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1767 Lampland (1962 RJ)" (2015-08-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1767) Lampland. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 141. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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