Global Information10208 Germanicus information
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Vagnozzi |
| Discovery site | Santa Lucia Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 August 1997 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (10208) Germanicus |
| Pronunciation | /dʒərˈmænɪkəs/[2] |
Named after | Germanicus (Ancient Roman general)[3] |
Alternative designations | 1997 QN1 · 1987 QJ7 1994 WP12 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · Flora[4] |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 28.69 yr (10,478 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6849 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7860 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2354 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2011 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.34 yr (1,221 days) |
Mean anomaly | 351.10° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 41.64s / day |
| Inclination | 4.5619° |
Longitude of ascending node | 223.63° |
Argument of perihelion | 115.01° |
| Known satellites | 1[5][6][a] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 2.87±0.62 km[7] 3.50 km (taken)[4] 3.503 km[8] 3.552±0.202 km[9][10] |
Synodic rotation period | 3.1291±0.0002 h[11] 3.3484±0.0001 h[5] 3.3493±0.0006 h[b] |
Geometric albedo | 0.1747[4][8] 0.267±0.027[9][10] 0.36±0.19[7] |
Spectral type | S[4] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2±0.2 (R)[5] · 14.3[9] · 14.40[7] · 14.5[1] · 14.79±0.139[4][8] |
10208 Germanicus, provisional designation 1997 QN1, is a stony Florian asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.5 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 30 August 1997, by Italian amateur astronomer Antonio Vagnozzi at the Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory in Stroncone, Italy, and named for ancient Roman general Germanicus. The asteroid's minor-planet moon was discovered in 2007.
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