9998 ISO
Orbit of 9998 ISO (blue), planets (red) [outermost shown is Jupiter], and the Sun (black). | |||||||||||||
Discovery[1] | |||||||||||||
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Discovered by | C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, and T. Gehrels | ||||||||||||
Discovery date | 25 March 1971 | ||||||||||||
Designations | |||||||||||||
Named after | Infrared Space Observatory[2] | ||||||||||||
1293 T-1, 1991 PW15 | |||||||||||||
Orbital characteristics[3] | |||||||||||||
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |||||||||||||
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |||||||||||||
Observation arc | 22490 days (61.57 yr) | ||||||||||||
Aphelion | 2.3654507 AU (353.86639 Gm) | ||||||||||||
Perihelion | 1.9565241 AU (292.69184 Gm) | ||||||||||||
2.1609874 AU (323.27911 Gm) | |||||||||||||
Eccentricity | 0.0946157 | ||||||||||||
3.18 yr (1160.3 d) | |||||||||||||
201.40965° | |||||||||||||
0° 18m 36.936s / day | |||||||||||||
Inclination | 3.912471° | ||||||||||||
345.05820° | |||||||||||||
33.18077° | |||||||||||||
Earth MOID | 0.957306 AU (143.2109 Gm) | ||||||||||||
Jupiter MOID | 3.00049 AU (448.867 Gm) | ||||||||||||
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.688 | ||||||||||||
Physical characteristics | |||||||||||||
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15.0 | |||||||||||||
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9998 ISO is a main belt asteroid. It completes one solar orbit every 3.18 years.
Discovered on March 25, 1971 by C. J. van Houten & I. van Houten-Groeneveld on archival images taken by T. Gehrels, the body was given a provisional designation of 1293 T-1.[1][4] It was later renamed 9998 ISO to honour the Infrared Space Observatory.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)-(10000)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- 1 2 "Citation for (9998)". MPC 41571. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ↑ "9998 ISO (1293 T-1)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "9998 ISO (1293 T-1)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser.
External links
- 9998 ISO at the JPL Small-Body Database
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