1364 Safara

1364 Safara
Modelled shape of Safara from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Boyer
Discovery siteAlgiers Obs.
Discovery date18 November 1935
Designations
(1364) Safara
Named after
André Safar[2]
(discoverer's acquaintance)
1935 VB · 1932 EK
main-belt · (outer) · Eos[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc85.64 yr (31,279 days)
Aphelion3.2114 AU
Perihelion2.8133 AU
3.0124 AU
Eccentricity0.0661
5.23 yr (1,910 days)
8.7502°
0° 11m 18.6s / day
Inclination11.488°
63.986°
220.38°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions21.197±0.201 km[5]
21.508±0.266 km[6]
24.35±0.47 km[7]
25.73 km (calculated)[3]
32.63±0.46 km[8]
7.14908±0.0004 h[9]
7.25±0.05 h[10][a]
0.087±0.012[8]
0.14 (assumed)[3]
0.173±0.007[7]
0.2231±0.0149[6]
L[11] · S (assumed)[3]
10.60[6][7] · 10.64±0.19[11] · 10.70[1][3][8]

1364 Safara, incorrectly designated 1935 VB, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 25 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 18 November 1935, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at the Algiers Observatory in Algeria, North Africa.[12] The asteroid should have been designated 1935 WB, as the letter "V" only covers discoveries made during 1–15 November.[1] It was named after André Safar, presumably an acquaintance of the discoverer from Algiers.[2]

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