2032 Ethel
| Discovery Perihelion | 2.6831 AU | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0723 AU | ||
| Eccentricity | 0.1267 | |
| 5.39 yr (1,967 days) | ||
| 269.94° | ||
| 0° 10m 58.8s / day | ||
| Inclination | 1.5097° | |
| 30.178° | ||
| 295.71° | ||
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Dimensions | 36.007±0.105 km[4] | |
| 0.034±0.005[5] | ||
| 11.4[1] | ||
2032 Ethel, provisional designation 1970 OH, is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 36 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 July 1970, by Soviet astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula.[6] The asteroid was named after Irish writer Ethel Voynich.[2]
Orbit and classification
Ethel is a non-
semi-major axis 3.07 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.13 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
The body's observation arc begins with it identification as 1952 DU at Goethe Link Observatory in February 1952, more than 18 years prior to its official discovery observation Nauchnyj.[6]
Physical characteristics
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the
Rotation period
As of 2017, no rotational
Naming
This
M.P.C. 4482).[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2032 Ethel (1970 OH)" (2017-05-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 2032 Ethel – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ .
- ^ . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ a b "2032 Ethel (1970 OH)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "LCDB Data for (2032) Ethel". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 2032 Ethel at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2032 Ethel at the JPL Small-Body Database
