3318 Blixen
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Jensen |
| Discovery site | Brorfelde Obs. |
| Discovery date | 23 April 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3318 Blixen |
Named after | Karen Blixen[2] |
|
1985 HB; 1943 GP 1950 RT; 1953 CJ 1962 YF; 1970 KB 1972 XL1; 1976 QW1 1979 DH | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 26643 days (72.94 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.1623 AU (473.07 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8601 AU (427.86 Gm) |
| 3.0112 AU (450.47 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.050170 |
| 5.23 yr (1908.6 d) | |
| 1.7587° | |
| 0° 11m 19.032s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.573° |
| 109.17° | |
| 50.960° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.88673 AU (282.251 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.91389 AU (286.314 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.217 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 23.5 km |
Mean radius | 11.75 km |
| 6.456 h (0.2690 d) | |
| 0.1275 ± 0.031 | |
| 11.0 | |
|
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3318 Blixen, provisionally known as 1985 HB, is a main belt asteroid discovered by Poul Jensen and Karl Augustesen in 1985.[1] It measures 23.5 kilometers in diameter, and is named after Danish novelist Karen Blixen (1885–1962), best known for the memoir Out of Africa.[2]
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 6.456 ± 0.003 hours with a brightness variation of 0.20 ± 0.02 magnitude.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3318 Blixen (1985 HB)" (2015-03-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3318) Blixen". Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2007. pp. 276–277. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2006), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 33 (4): 85–88, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...85W.
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