4822 Karge

Karge

Discovery
Discovered by	E. Bowell
Discovery site	Flagstaff
Discovery date	4 October 1986
Designations
MPC designation	4822
Alternative names	1986 TC1
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	16210 days (44.38 yr)
Aphelion	2.6711963 AU (399.60528 Gm)
Perihelion	1.8330075 AU (274.21402 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.252102 AU (336.9097 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1860903
Orbital period	3.38 yr (1234.5 d)
Mean anomaly	216.24350°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 29.844^s / day
Inclination	4.050342°
Longitude of ascending node	141.41026°
Argument of perihelion	264.38470°
Earth MOID	0.846416 AU (126.6220 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.72612 AU (407.822 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.600
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.6

4822 Karge (1986 TC1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 4, 1986 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.

Named in honor of Orville B. Karge (1919–1990), instructor of physics at San Dieguito High School and Torrey Pines High School, near San Diego, California. Karge was known to be selflessly devoted to teaching and the development of opportunities for students to independently explore their interests beyond the classroom. His encouragement to enter science fairs, sponsorship of a long-lived rocketry and astronomy club, and an open-lab policy provided educational challenges and adventures for his physics students and many others.

Citation prepared by J. Bytof at the request of the discoverer.^[2]

References

1. "4822 Karge (1986 TC1)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)

External links

• 4822 Karge at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters