3951 Zichichi

3951 Zichichi
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Osservatorio San Vittore
Discovery site Bologna
Discovery date 13 February 1986
Designations
MPC designation 3951 Zichichi
Named after
Antonino Zichichi
1986 CK1; 1938 UG
1976 JG9; 1979 DR
1981 UJ12; 1986 AU2
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 14317 days (39.20 yr)
Aphelion 2.7466 AU (410.89 Gm)
Perihelion 1.9311 AU (288.89 Gm)
2.3389 AU (349.89 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.17432
3.58 yr (1306.5 d)
189.61°
 16m 31.98s / day
Inclination 5.4140°
270.05°
151.81°
Earth MOID 0.945369 AU (141.4252 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.57437 AU (385.120 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.539
Physical characteristics
3.39423 h (0.141426 d)
12.8

    3951 Zichichi (1986 CK1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1986, by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.[1] A moon was discovered orbiting at a distance of 16 km in 2006, but not announced until 2011.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3951 Zichichi (1986 CK1)" (2015-07-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
    2. Johnston, Robert. "(3951) Zichichi". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

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