1602 Indiana
1602 Indiana, provisional designation 1950 GF, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 14 March 1950 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1602) Indiana |
Named after | Indiana (U.S. state) |
Alternative designations | 1950 GF · 1943 DJ 1975 XR |
Minor planet category | main-belt · Flora |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 74.27 yr (27,128 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4796 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0104 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2450 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1045 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.36 yr (1,229 days) |
Mean anomaly | 57.226° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 34.8s / day |
| Inclination | 4.1618° |
Longitude of ascending node | 75.134° |
| 73.437° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 7.970±0.810 km 8.41±0.59 km 8.515±0.047 km 8.62 km (calculated) |
Synodic rotation period | 2.57±0.06 h 2.601±0.001 h 2.610±0.001 h |
| 0.24 (assumed) 0.2503±0.0493 0.259±0.040 0.297±0.095 | |
| B–V = 0.930 U–B = 0.550 Tholen = S · S | |
| 12.49 · 12.57±0.24 | |
It was discovered on 14 March 1950, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, in the United States. It was later named after the U.S. state of Indiana and for Indiana University.
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