5201 Ferraz-Mello
5201 Ferraz-Mello is an asteroid from the asteroid belt, discovered on 1 December 1983 by Ted Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.[1] It is one of very few Hecuba-gap asteroids located in the 2:1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.[4]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Ted Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa |
| Discovery date | 1 December 1983 |
| Designations | |
| (5201) Ferraz-Mello | |
| 1983 XF | |
| Orbital characteristics[3][2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 27642 days (75.68 yr) |
| Aphelion | 4.90994 AU (734.517 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.82487 AU (272.997 Gm) |
| 3.36741 AU (503.757 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.458077 |
| 6.18 yr (2257.1 d) | |
| 201.107° | |
| 0° 9m 34.2s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.28409° |
| 17.4554° | |
| 114.742° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.7 | |
References
- "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)–(10000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- "5201 Ferraz-Mello (1983 XF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- "(5201) Ferraz-Mello". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- Roig; Nesvorny, D.; Ferraz-Mello, S.; et al. (2002). "Asteroids in the 2 : 1 resonance with Jupiter: dynamics and size distribution". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 335 (2): 417–431. Bibcode:2002MNRAS.335..417R. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05635.x.
External links
- 5201 Ferraz-Mello at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 5201 Ferraz-Mello at the JPL Small-Body Database
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