6216 San Jose
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery date | 30 September 1975 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6216 San Jose |
Named after | San Jose |
| 1975 SJ, 1975 VH2, 1984 SV4, 1989 VG | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 21564 days (59.04 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.0364249 AU (454.24270 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.4713523 AU (369.70904 Gm) |
| 2.7538886 AU (411.97587 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1025954 |
| 4.57 yr (1669.2 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 0.21565287°/day |
| 255.62003° | |
| 0° 12m 56.403s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.771701° |
| 30.494298° | |
| 27.784162° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.48307 AU (221.864 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.27023 AU (339.622 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.334 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.9 | |
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6216 San Jose is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun every 4.57 years.[1]
The minor planet was discovered on September 30, 1975 by S. J. Bus at the Palomar Observatory and given the provisional designation 1975 SJ. In 1998 was renamed San Jose to honor the city of San Jose, California, United States, for its long support of nearby Lick Observatory particularly in efforts to reduce light pollution.[2]
References
- 1 2 "6216 San Jose". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ Jim Burns (1998-05-25). "UCSC, Lick Observatory designate asteroid for the city of San Jose". UC Santa Cruz Currents. University of California, Santa Cruz. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
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