79912 Terrell
| Discovery Perihelion | 2.2475 AU | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.6759 AU | ||
| Eccentricity | 0.1601 | |
| 4.38 yr (1,599 days) | ||
| 318.81° | ||
| 0° 13m 30.72s / day | ||
| Inclination | 10.689° | |
| 307.69° | ||
| 326.67° | ||
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Dimensions | 6.340±0.744 km[4] | |
| 0.053±0.012[4] | ||
| 14.9[1] | ||
79912 Terrell (
Ethan Kandler at the Highland Road Park Observatory, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.[5] The asteroid was named after American astrophysicist Dirk Terrell.[2]
Orbit and classification
Terrell is a member of the
505),[3] a large family of carbonaceous asteroids in the central main belt, named after 145 Adeona.[6]
: 23
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–3.1
Haleakala Observatory in August 1996, more than two years prior to its official discovery observation at Baton Rouge.[5]
Physical characteristics
The asteroid's
C-type asteroids,[6]
: 23 which Terrell's albedo agrees with.
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the
albedo of 0.053.[4]
Rotation period
As of 2017, no rotational
rotation period, poles and shape remain unknown.[7]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 54829).[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 79912 Terrell (1999 CC3)" (2017-03-31 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 79912 Terrell – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ . Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ a b "79912 Terrell (1999 CC3)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9780816532131.
- ^ "LCDB Data for (79912) Terrell". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 October 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 (75001)-(80000) – Minor Planet Center
- 79912 Terrell at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 79912 Terrell at the JPL Small-Body Database
