1776 Kuiper
1776 Kuiper, provisional designation 2520 P-L, is a dark Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 38 kilometers in diameter.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten I. van Houten-G. T. Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 September 1960 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1776) Kuiper |
Named after | Gerard Kuiper (Dutch astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 2520 P-L · 1930 EB 1931 KK · 1938 SU 1952 DQ2 · 1963 FJ |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) Eos |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.08 yr (31,805 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1442 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.0618 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1030 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0133 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.47 yr (1,996 days) |
Mean anomaly | 36.958° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 49.08s / day |
| Inclination | 9.4929° |
Longitude of ascending node | 176.68° |
| 306.29° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 35.96±1.6 km (IRAS:9) 39.952±0.432 |
| 0.033±0.005 0.0544±0.005 (IRAS:9) | |
| 11.3 | |
It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten in collaboration with Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at the U.S. Palomar Observatory in California, and named after Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper.
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