3982 Kastel
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. G. Karachkina |
| Discovery site | CrAO (Nauchnyj) |
| Discovery date | 2 May 1984 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3982 Kastel |
Named after | Galina Richardovna Kastel |
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1984 JP1; 1930 MF 1947 NE; 1954 RC 1978 TT5 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 31278 days (85.63 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.7548 AU (412.11 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.7628 AU (263.71 Gm) |
| 2.2588 AU (337.91 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.21959 |
| 3.39 yr (1240.0 d) | |
| 56.121° | |
| 0° 17m 25.152s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.2963° |
| 251.92° | |
| 51.030° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.751424 AU (112.4114 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.47771 AU (370.660 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.584 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 8.488 h (0.3537 d) | |
| 12.9 | |
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3982 Kastel (1984 JP1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 2, 1984 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj. A moon of unknown size or orbit was discovered around the asteroid in 2005 from lightcurve observations.[2]
It was named in honor of Galina Richardovna Kastel.[3]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3982 Kastel (1984 JP1)" (2015-09-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ Johnston, Robert. "(3982) Kastel". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, p. 318, sixth edition, volume 2, Lutz D. Schmadel, IAU, 2012
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