2244 Tesla
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2244 Tesla, provisional designation 1952 UW1, is a carbonaceous
Milorad Protić at the Belgrade Observatory, then Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, now Serbia.[5] It is named after the inventor Nikola Tesla.[2]
Orbit
Tesla orbits the Sun in the
Turku Observatory in 1938, extending the body's observation arc by 14 years prior to its official discovery at Belgrade.[5]
Physical characteristics
In the
asteroid occultation.[4]
Lightcurves
As of 2017, Tesla's
Naming
This
M.P.C. 9477).[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2244 Tesla (1952 UW1)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ . Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ a b "The Occultation Section: OCCULTATION BY (2244) TESLA – 2008 Aug 16". Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
- ^ a b "2244 Tesla (1952 UW1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "LCDB Data for (2244) Tesla". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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
- 2244 Tesla at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2244 Tesla at the JPL Small-Body Database
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