9938 Kretlow

9938 Kretlow

Orbit of 9938 Kretlow (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by W. Landgraf
Discovery date 18 May 1988
Designations
MPC designation 9938 Kretlow
1988 KA, 1982 VE2, 1985 QL
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 12172 days (33.33 yr)
Aphelion 2.5454872 AU (380.79947 Gm)
Perihelion 1.7344121 AU (259.46436 Gm)
2.1399496 AU (320.13190 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1895080
3.13 yr (1143.4 d)
277.78349°
0° 18m 53.447s / day
Inclination 3.801314°
86.091439°
223.01332°
Earth MOID 0.720184 AU (107.7380 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.6947 AU (403.12 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.688
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~13.5 km[2]
~0.01
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin
Celsius
14.4

    9938 Kretlow is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.13 years.[1]

    Discovered on May 18, 1988 by W. Landgraf at the European Southern Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1988 KA". It was later named "Kretlow" after Mike Kretlow, a student at the University of Siegen who studied comets and a longtime friend of the discoverer of 9938 Kretlow.[3]

    References

    1. 1 2 "9938 Kretlow (1988 KA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    2. ↑ Tedesco E.F.; Noah P.V.; Noah M.; Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
    3. ↑ MPC 42359 Minor Planet Center

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