7796 Járacimrman
| Discovery Perihelion | 2.2879 AU | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.6654 AU | ||
| Eccentricity | 0.1416 | |
| 4.35 yr (1,589 days) | ||
| 340.60° | ||
| 0° 13m 35.4s / day | ||
| Inclination | 12.811° | |
| 93.831° | ||
| 41.775° | ||
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Dimensions | 11.312±0.313 km[4] | |
| 0.055±0.011[4] | ||
| 13.4[1] | ||
7796 Járacimrman (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaːratsɪmr̩man]) is a dark Adeonian asteroid orbiting in the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Zdeněk Moravec at the Kleť Observatory in 1996, it was later named after Jára Cimrman, a Czech fictional character.[2]
Discovery
Járacimrman was discovered by
Classification and orbit
The asteroid is a member of the
In 1997, Járacimrman's orbit was calculated more precisely by additional observatories and it could therefore be numbered as asteroid 7796, the 312th recognized (numbered) asteroid discovered at the Kleť Observatory. Moravec suggested naming it after the fictional Czech polymath Jára Cimrman.
Physical characteristics
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
Naming
The citation accompanying the suggestion said: "Named for Jára Cimrman, a fictitious Czech genius. An analogue to
References
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 7796 Jaracimrman (1996 BG)" (2016-12-31 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 7796 Jaracimrman – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ . Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "7796 Jaracimrman (1996 BG)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "LCDB Data for (7796) Járacimrman". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
External links
- 7796 Járacimrman in Kleť minor planets database
- 7796 Járacimrman, AstDys asteroid orbital elements database
- 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 (5001)-(10000) – Minor Planet Center
- 7796 Járacimrman at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 7796 Járacimrman at the JPL Small-Body Database
