![]() Shape model of Bobhope from its lightcurve | |
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | E. L. Johnson |
Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
Discovery date | 9 August 1948 |
Designations | |
(2829) Bobhope | |
Named after | Bob Hope (American actor; comedian)[2] |
1948 PK · 1942 JH 1952 DU2 · 1952 HR 1959 RV · 1972 YZ | |
main-belt · (outer) [3] Meliboea [4] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 68.64 yr (25,070 days) |
Aphelion | 3.6742 AU |
Perihelion | 2.5074 AU |
3.0908 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1888 |
5.43 yr (1,985 days) | |
272.56° | |
0° 10m 53.04s / day | |
Inclination | 14.301° |
324.06° | |
339.21° | |
Physical characteristics | |
32.14±9.31 km[5] 36.29±12.47 km[6] 38.25±2.4 km[7] 40.89±0.87 km[8] 40.98±0.54 km[9] 41.361±0.224 km[10] 44.804±0.511 km[11] | |
5.013±0.003 h[12] 6.0888±0.0007 h[13] | |
0.05±0.03[6] 0.055±0.010[10][8] 0.06±0.05[5] 0.0668±0.0182[11] 0.080±0.003[9] 0.0916±0.013[7] | |
C [3] | |
10.3[7][9][11] · 10.70[5][8] · 10.8[1][3] · 10.95±0.48[14] · 11.12[6] | |
2829 Bobhope (prov. designation: 1948 PK) is a dark asteroid of the Meliboea family, from the outer region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 9 August 1948, by South African astronomer Ernest Leonard Johnson at Union Observatory in Johannesburg.[15] The asteroid was later named after comedian Bob Hope.[2] The asteroid has a rotation period of 6.1 hours and measures approximately 37 kilometers (23 miles) in diameter.
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