1852 Carpenter
1852 Carpenter, provisional designation 1955 GA, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 1 April 1955, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 1 April 1955 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1852) Carpenter |
Named after | Edwin Carpenter (American astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1955 GA · 1931 TT2 1937 WH · 1939 FK |
Minor planet category | main-belt · Eos |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.87 yr (32,094 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.2004 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8329 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.0167 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0609 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.24 yr (1,914 d) |
Mean anomaly | 194.18° |
Mean motion | 0° 11m 17.16s / day |
| Inclination | 11.197° |
Longitude of ascending node | 95.338° |
| 353.15° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 21.378±0.208 22.9 km |
| 0.1224±0.024 0.128±0.025 | |
| 11.3 | |
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