3034 Climenhaga

3034 Climenhaga

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	M. Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	24 September 1917
Designations
MPC designation	3034 Climenhaga
Named after	John Climenhaga[2]
Alternative names	A917 SE · 1949 UE1 1952 KZ · 1970 OC 1974 VN2 · 1974 XE 1979 BD1 · 1981 XD
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	35921 days (98.35 yr)
Aphelion	2.8127 AU (420.77 Gm)
Perihelion	1.8353 AU (274.56 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.3240 AU (347.67 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.21029
Orbital period	3.54 yr (1294.0 d)
Mean anomaly	289.83°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 41.52^s / day
Inclination	4.9266°
Longitude of ascending node	10.624°
Argument of perihelion	314.05°
Known satellites	1[3]
Earth MOID	0.825721 AU (123.5261 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.52158 AU (377.223 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.541
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	2.737485 h (0.1140619 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.6

3034 Climenhaga (A917 SE) is a main-belt binary asteroiddiscovered on September 24, 1917 by Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory.^[1] It was named in 1987 for Canadian John Climenhaga of the University of Victoria, in honour of his work in Astrophysics.^[2]

A moon was discovered in 2009 orbiting the asteroid with an orbital period of 18 hours and 57 minutes, but the discovery wasn't announced until 2013.^[3]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3034 Climenhaga (A917 SE)" (2015-06-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
2. "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3034) Climenhaga". Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2007. p. 250. Retrieved October 2015.
3. Johnston, Robert. "(3034) Climenhaga". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

External links

• "3034 Climenhaga (A917 SE)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2003034.
• 3034 Climenhaga at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters