Astronomy:5201 Ferraz-Mello

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5201 Ferraz-Mello
Discovery[1]
Discovered byTed Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa
Discovery date1 December 1983
Designations
(5201) Ferraz-Mello
1983 XF
Minor planet category
  • main-belt [2]
  • 2:1
Orbital characteristics[3][2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc27642 days (75.68 yr)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}4.90994 astronomical unit|AU (734.517 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.82487 AU (272.997 Gm)
3.36741 AU (503.757 Gm)
Eccentricity0.458077
Orbital period6.18 yr (2257.1 d)
Mean anomaly201.107°
Mean motion0° 9m 34.2s / day
Inclination3.28409°
Longitude of ascending node17.4554°
114.742°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)14.7


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]

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