1830 Pogson

1830 Pogson
Discovery [1]
Discovered by P. Wild
Discovery site Zimmerwald Obs.
Discovery date 17 April 1968
Designations
MPC designation 1830 Pogson
Named after
 Norman Pogson (astronomer)[2]
1968 HA · 1926 GW
1929 EE · 1942 EC1
1945 BB · 1953 RE1
1955 FX · 1955 GE
1961 AC · 1969 QM
1971 BJ · 1972 NA1
1972 OC · 1972 OD
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 89.90 yr (32836 days)
Aphelion 2.3107 AU (345.68 Gm)
Perihelion 2.0656 AU (309.01 Gm)
2.1882 AU (327.35 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.056007
3.24 yr (1182.3 d)
337.04°
0° 18m 16.2s / day
Inclination 3.9546°
147.47°
335.54°
Earth MOID 1.08171 AU (161.822 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.70853 AU (405.190 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.670
Physical characteristics
2.56999 h (0.107083 d)
B–V = 0.910
U–B = 0.500
S (Tholen), S (SMASS)
12.45

    1830 Pogson, provisional designation 1968 HA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 17, 1968 by Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory, Switzerland. The S-type asteroid with a relatively low eccentricity of 0.05 orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–2.3 AU every 3 years and 3 months. It had been assigned a large number of provisional designations dating back as far as 1926.[1]

    It was named after the English astronomer Norman Pogson (1829–1891), inventor of the modern astronomical magnitude scale and discoverer of eight minor planets, including 42 Isis and 67 Asia.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1830 Pogson (1968 HA)" (2015-09-22 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1830) Pogson. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 147. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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