Discovery | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 25 October 1921 |
Designations | |
(962) Aslög | |
1921 KP | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 94.35 yr (34461 days) |
Aphelion | 3.1952 AU (478.00 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.6140 AU (391.05 Gm) |
2.9046 AU (434.52 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.10006 |
4.95 yr (1808.1 d) | |
68.7191 ° | |
0° 11m 56.76s / day | |
Inclination | 2.6035° |
145.631° | |
223.081° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 39.5 km [2] |
5.465 h (0.2277 d) [1] [2] | |
11.52 | |
962 Aslög is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on 25 October 1921. Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2010 and 2011 give a rotation period of 5.465 ± 0.01 hours. It has a diameter of 39.5 km (24.5 mi). [2]
This is a member of the dynamic Koronis family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body. [3]