1824 Haworth

1824 Haworth
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Indiana Asteroid Program
Discovery site Goethe Link Obs.
Discovery date 30 March 1952
Designations
MPC designation 1824 Haworth
Named after
Leland J. Haworth
(physicist)[2]
1952 FM · 1942 GC
1951 CA · 1952 HW
1957 HQ · 1957 LA
1974 XA
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 109.22 yr (39893 days)
Aphelion 3.0071 AU (449.86 Gm)
Perihelion 2.7599 AU (412.88 Gm)
2.8835 AU (431.37 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.042872
4.90 yr (1788.4 d)
124.59°
 12m 4.644s / day
Inclination 1.9300°
15.035°
70.491°
Earth MOID 1.7762 AU (265.72 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.08452 AU (311.840 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.291
Physical characteristics
11.4

    1824 Haworth is the name of an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program on 30 March 1952. Its provisional designation was 1952 FM.[3]

    The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.8–3.0 AU once every 4.9 years (1,790 days). It has a non-eccentric orbit of 0.04 that is nearly coplanar to the ecliptic, inclined by less than 2 degrees.[1]

    It was named in honor of American particle physicist Leland John Haworth (1904–1979), a graduate of Indiana University and second director of the National Science Foundation. His long and varied career included teaching and serving as member of the Atomic Energy Commission, as vice-president and president of Associated Universities, Inc., and as director of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. His negotiations were instrumental for the funding of a 4-meter telescope at the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1824 Haworth (1952 FM)" (2015-08-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1824) Haworth. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 146. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
    3. "1824 Haworth (1952 FM)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.

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