Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | R. Tucker |
Discovery site | Goodricke–Pigott Obs. |
Discovery date | 9 January 1997 |
Designations | |
(39741) Komm | |
Named after | Rudolf Komm (helioseismologist)[2] |
1997 AT6 · 1999 LM28 | |
Mars crosser [1][3][4] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 20.15 yr (7,358 days) |
Aphelion | 2.9461 AU |
Perihelion | 1.4189 AU |
2.1825 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.3499 |
3.22 yr (1,178 days) | |
175.16° | |
0° 18m 20.52s / day | |
Inclination | 6.3383° |
225.71° | |
126.19° | |
Earth MOID | 0.4267 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 2.15 km (calculated)[3] |
5.95±0.01 h[5] | |
0.20 (assumed)[3] | |
S [3] | |
15.7[1][3] | |
39741 Komm (provisional designation 1997 AT6) is a stony asteroid and eccentric Mars-crosser from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 January 1997, by American astronomer Roy Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, United States.[4] The asteroid was named for American helioseismologist Rudolf Komm.[2]
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