2829 Bobhope

2829 Bobhope
Shape model of Bobhope from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. L. Johnson
Discovery siteJohannesburg Obs.
Discovery date9 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 arc68.64 yr (25,070 days)
Aphelion3.6742 AU
Perihelion2.5074 AU
3.0908 AU
Eccentricity0.1888
5.43 yr (1,985 days)
272.56°
0° 10m 53.04s / day
Inclination14.301°
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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