(9923) 1981 EB24

(9923) 1981 EB24

Orbit of 9923) 1981 EB24 (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by S. J. Bus
Discovery date 7 March 1981
Designations
MPC designation (9923) 1981 EB24
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 12606 days (34.51 yr)
Aphelion 3.0125262 AU (450.66750 Gm)
Perihelion 2.6105235 AU (390.52876 Gm)
2.8115249 AU (420.59814 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.0714919
4.71 yr (1721.9 d)
215.06832°
 12m 32.651s / day
Inclination 4.400608°
12.22862°
79.37986°
Earth MOID 1.63115 AU (244.017 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.11915 AU (317.020 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 19.22 km[2]
~0.003
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin
Celsius
S-type asteroid[3]
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    (9923) 1981 EB24 is an S-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun every 4.71 years.[4] It is associated with the Liberatrix family of asteroids.[5]

    Discovered on March 7, 1981, by Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1981 EB24".[6]

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 9923 (1981 EB24)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
    2. Tedesco E.F.; Noah P.V.; Noah M.; Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
    3. Gianluca Masi; Sergio Foglia & Richard P. Binzel. "Search for Unusual Spectroscopic Candidates Among 40313 minor planets from the 3rd Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Moving Object Catalog".
    4. "9923 (1981 EB24)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. JPL/NASA.
    5. Zappalà, Vincenzo; Bendjoya, Philippe; Cellino, Alberto; Farinella, Paolo; Froeschlé, Claude (1997). "Asteroid Dynamical Families.". EAR-A-5-DDR-FAMILY-V4.1. NASA Planetary Data System.
    6. (9923) 1981 EB24 Minor Planet Center's Minor Planet Ephemeris Service

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