953 Painleva

953 Painleva is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 29 April 1921 by the Russian astronomer Benjamin Jekhowsky. The planet was named in honor of the French statesman and mathematician Paul Painlevé.^[2]

953 Painleva

Discovery
Discovered by	B. Jekhovsky
Discovery site	Algiers
Discovery date	29 April 1921
Designations
MPC designation	(953) Painleva
Alternative designations	1921 JT
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	88.30 yr (32251 days)
Aphelion	3.3166 AU (496.16 Gm)
Perihelion	2.2559 AU (337.48 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.7863 AU (416.82 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.19033
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.65 yr (1698.8 d)
Mean anomaly	106.695°
Mean motion	0° 12m 42.912s / day
Inclination	8.6667°
Longitude of ascending node	36.431°
Argument of perihelion	259.972°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	14.165±0.55 km
Synodic rotation period	7.389 h (0.3079 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1670±0.013
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.1