78816 Caripito
78816 Caripito (provisional designation 2003 PZ9) is a background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 4 August 2003, by American amateur astronomer and professor of geophysics, Joseph Dellinger at the Needville Observatory in Texas, United States. It was named for the town of Caripito in Venezuela.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Dellinger |
| Discovery site | Needville Obs. |
| Discovery date | 4 August 2003 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (78816) Caripito |
Named after | Caripito (Venezuelan town) |
Alternative designations | 2003 PZ9 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) background |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 63.49 yr (23,190 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.8470 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4559 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1514 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2207 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.59 yr (2,043 d) |
Mean anomaly | 268.80° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 34.32s / day |
| Inclination | 5.6313° |
Longitude of ascending node | 277.97° |
| 86.530° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 5.328±0.129 km |
| 0.052±0.008 | |
| 15.5 | |
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