3953 Perth

3953 Perth
Discovery
Discovered by	E. Bowell
Discovery site	Anderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date	6 November 1986
Designations
MPC designation	(3953) Perth
Named after	Perth Observatory ; (in West Australia)
Alternative designations	1986 VB6 · 1969 TO6; 1979 QG8 · 1979 RP1
Minor planet category	main-belt · (inner); Flora
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	46.84 yr (17,109 days)
Aphelion	2.6876 AU
Perihelion	1.8342 AU
Semi-major axis	2.2609 AU
Eccentricity	0.1887
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.40 yr (1,242 days)
Mean anomaly	46.332°
Mean motion	0° 17m 23.64s / day
Inclination	4.9507°
Longitude of ascending node	129.08°
Argument of perihelion	237.98°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	4.18 km (derived); 4.80±0.16 km
Synodic rotation period	5.083±0.005 h; 5.087±0.0010 h; 5.2±0.1 h
Geometric albedo	0.24 (assumed); 0.335±0.066
Spectral type	S
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.40 · 13.5 · 13.712±0.009 (R) · 13.81±0.23 · 14.06±0.04

3953 Perth, provisional designation 1986 VB₆, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.5 kilometers (2.8 mi) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 November 1986, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona.^[11] The asteroid was named for the Australian Perth Observatory.^[2]

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