1728 Goethe Link
1728 Goethe Link, provisional designation 1964 TO, is a stony asteroid and relatively slow rotator from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 12 October 1964 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1728) Goethe Link |
Named after | Dr Goethe Link (observatory's founder) |
Alternative designations | 1964 TO · 1943 OA 1952 WH · 1955 KE 1956 VD · 1964 UB 1967 JD |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (middle) |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 73.78 yr (26,948 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7923 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.3346 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.5634 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0893 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.10 yr (1,499 days) |
Mean anomaly | 22.348° |
Mean motion | 0° 14m 24.36s / day |
| Inclination | 7.1866° |
Longitude of ascending node | 240.52° |
| 66.733° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 14.58±0.33 km 15.60 km (calculated) 18.18±1.09 km |
Synodic rotation period | 81±2 h |
| 0.194±0.025 0.20 (assumed) 0.251±0.032 | |
| S | |
| 11.10 · 11.19±0.27 · 11.30 · 11.4 | |
It was discovered on 12 October 1964, by Indiana University during its Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. It was named after American philanthropist and founder of the discovering observatory Goethe Link.
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