3688 Navajo
| Discovery LD) | |
|---|---|
| Jupiter MOID | 0.2392 AU |
| TJupiter | 2.9960 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 6.086±0.051 km[6] |
| 0.047±0.012[6] | |
| P [5] | |
| 15.1[2] | |
3688 Navajo, provisional designation 1981 FD, is a
Navajo people
.
Orbit and classification
Navajo is an asteroid in a
Hecuba gap, a 2:1 resonant zone with the gas giant Jupiter.[3] The group is named after its largest member, 1362 Griqua
.
Navajo is a non-
semi-major axis of 3.22 AU). Its orbit has a high eccentricity of 0.48 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[2] The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken at Siding Spring Observatory, just weeks before its official discovery observation at Anderson Mesa.[1]
Physical characteristics
Navajo has been characterized as a dark and primitive
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the
albedo of 0.047.[6]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 12975).[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "3688 Navajo (1981 FD)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3688 Navajo (1981 FD)" (2017-07-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 3688 Navajo". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
External links
- Asteroids in Cometary Orbits (ACOs), Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 3688 Navajo at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3688 Navajo at the JPL Small-Body Database
