3822 Segovia
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3822 Segovia (prov. designation: 1988 DP1) is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Japanese astronomer Tsutomu Seki at Geisei Observatory in Kōchi, Japan, on 21 February 1988.[6] The presumed S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 11.0 hours and measures approximately 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in diameter. It was later named after Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia.[2]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | T. Seki |
Discovery site | Geisei Obs. |
Discovery date | 21 February 1988 |
Designations | |
(3822) Segovia | |
Named after | Andrés Segovia (classical guitarist)[2] |
1988 DP1 · 1962 ST 1976 YE2 · 1979 UP 1986 WV9 | |
main-belt · Flora [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 54.18 yr (19,789 days) |
Aphelion | 2.5360 AU |
Perihelion | 2.0033 AU |
2.2697 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1173 |
3.42 yr (1,249 days) | |
159.41° | |
0° 17m 17.52s / day | |
Inclination | 2.5596° |
335.91° | |
280.43° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 4.94 km (calculated)[3] |
11.03204±0.00001 h[4] | |
0.24 (assumed)[3] | |
S [3] | |
13.7[1][3] · 13.69±0.52[5] | |
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