3047 Goethe
3047 Goethe, provisional designation 6091 P-L, is a bright background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten on photographic plates taken by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named after German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
| 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 | (3047) Goethe |
Named after | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German poet) |
Alternative designations | 6091 P-L · 1969 UG 1976 JU6 · 1982 VO |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (middle) background |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 57.34 yr (20,943 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.7144 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5698 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.6421 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0274 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.29 yr (1,569 d) |
Mean anomaly | 103.04° |
Mean motion | 0° 13m 46.2s / day |
| Inclination | 1.6105° |
Longitude of ascending node | 317.26° |
| 78.267° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 5.846±0.117 km |
| 0.362±0.052 | |
| 12.9 | |
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