8815 Deanregas
| Discovery Perihelion | 1.9434 AU | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2527 AU | ||
| Eccentricity | 0.1373 | |
| 3.38 yr (1,235 d) | ||
| 89.021° | ||
| 0° 17m 29.4s / day | ||
| Inclination | 5.7963° | |
| 141.32° | ||
| 291.38° | ||
| Physical characteristics | ||
Mean diameter | 4.527±0.126[4] | |
| 0.285±0.049[4] | ||
| 13.9[1][2] | ||
8815 Deanregas, provisional designation 1984 DR, is a Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 23 February 1984, by Belgian astronomer Henri Debehogne at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile.[1] The asteroid was named for American astronomer Dean Regas.
Orbit and classification
Deanregas is a member of the
Crimea–Nauchnij in 1969, extending the body's observation arc by 15 years prior to its official discovery observation.[1]
Physical characteristics
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
Naming
This
M.P.C. 91790).[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "8815 Deanregas (1984 DR)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 8815 Deanregas (1984 DR)" (2017-01-07 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 8815 Deanregas". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ S2CID 46350317. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "LCDB Data for (8815) Deanregas". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Dean Regas: Your Astronomer". Cincinnati Observatory. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 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
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)-(10000) – Minor Planet Center
- 8815 Deanregas at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 8815 Deanregas at the JPL Small-Body Database
