3412 Kafka
3412 Kafka, provisional designation 1983 AU2, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 10 January 1983, by American astronomers Randolph Kirk and Donald Rudy at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named after writer Franz Kafka.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | R. Kirk D. Rudy |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 10 January 1983 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (3412) Kafka |
Named after | Franz Kafka (Austrian–Czech writer) |
Alternative designations | 1983 AU2 · 1942 YB 1977 FF3 · 1978 PA2 1978 QE1 |
Minor planet category | main-belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 74.42 yr (27,182 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4565 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9925 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2245 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1043 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.32 yr (1,212 days) |
Mean anomaly | 194.88° |
| Inclination | 2.9731° |
Longitude of ascending node | 307.60° |
| 117.70° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.084±0.080 km |
Synodic rotation period | 2766±40 h |
| 0.231±0.076 | |
| 13.4 | |
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