2906 Caltech

2906 Caltech
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. Shoemaker
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date13 January 1983
Designations
(2906) Caltech
Named after
Caltech
(owner of Palomar Obs.)[2]
1983 AE2 · 1957 KJ
1957 MA · 1974 LC
1976 YS2 · 1983 CD
main-belt · (outer)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc60.01 yr (21,920 days)
Aphelion3.5070 AU
Perihelion2.8262 AU
3.1666 AU
Eccentricity0.1075
5.64 yr (2,058 days)
144.97°
0° 10m 29.64s / day
Inclination30.646°
84.493°
295.36°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions50.83±15.31 km[4]
52.49±13.11 km[5]
57.88 km (derived)[3]
57.98±2.3 km[6]
58.678±0.659 km[7]
61.07±0.72 km[8]
12.99±0.05 h[9]
12.9937±0.0005 h[9]
12.999±0.0169 h[10]
0.0438 (derived)[3]
0.048±0.001[8]
0.051±0.012[7]
0.0526±0.004[6]
0.06±0.04[5]
SMASS = Xc · C[3]
9.96±0.59[11] · 10.0[6][7][8] · 10.035±0.002 (R)[10] · 10.10[4] · 10.2[1][3] · 10.33[5]

2906 Caltech, provisional designation 1983 AE2, is an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 56 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 13 January 1983 by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in the United States.[12] It is named after the California Institute of Technology.[2]

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