9913 Humperdinck

9913 Humperdinck

File:AnimatedOrbitOf9913Humperdinck.gif Orbit of 9913 Humperdinck (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (blue). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by	C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld & T. Gehrels
Discovery date	16 October 1977
Designations
MPC designation	9913 Humperdinck
Named after	Engelbert Humperdinck
Alternative names	4071 T-3, 1982 BA7, 1984 UU1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	14025 days (38.40 yr)
Aphelion	2.6188728 AU (391.77779 Gm)
Perihelion	1.9558414 AU (292.58971 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2873571 AU (342.18375 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1449339
Orbital period	3.46 yr (1263.6 d)
Mean anomaly	331.86335°
Inclination	4.974531°
Longitude of ascending node	62.579391°
Argument of perihelion	18.512870°
Earth MOID	0.971618 AU (145.3520 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.61004 AU (390.456 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Surface temp. min mean max Kelvin Celsius
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.1

9913 Humperdinck is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.46 years. It is associated with the Flora family of asteroids.

Discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on archived photographic plates made by Tom Gehrels with the Samuel Oschin telescope at the Palomar Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "4071 T-3". It was later renamed "Humperdinck" after composer and music teacher Engelbert Humperdinck.

External links

• 9913 Humperdinck at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters