31192 Aigoual
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Pises Observatory |
| Discovery date | 29 December 1997 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 31192 Aigoual |
|
Named after
|
Mont Aigoual (mountain)[2] |
| 1997 YH16 · 1978 UB4 1994 CG10 · 1996 RW26 2001 QS93 |
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| main-belt · (outer) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 37.00 yr (13,514 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2661 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2359 AU |
| 2.7510 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1872 |
| 4.56 yr (1,667 days) | |
| 51.660° | |
| Inclination | 3.4530° |
| 65.622° | |
| 278.09° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 7.34 km (caculated)[3] |
| 4.3291±0.0009 h[4] | |
| 0.057 (assumed)[3] | |
| C [3] | |
| 13.9[1] | |
31192 Aigoual, provisional designation 1997 YH16, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 December 1997, by staff members of the Pises Observatory in southern France.[5]
The C-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–3.3 AU once every 4 years and 7 months (1,667 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.19 and is tilted by 3 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.[3] It has a rotation period of 4.3 hours[4] and an albedo of 0.06, as assumed by the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL).[3]
The minor planet was named after Mont Aigoual, in the Cévennes National Park, where the discovering observatory is located. It is the highest mountain of the Cévennes in the Massif Central, France.[2]
References
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External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (35001)-(40000) – Minor Planet Center
- 31192 Aigoual at the JPL Small-Body Database
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