Global Information1364 Safara information
 Modelled shape of Safara from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Boyer |
| Discovery site | Algiers Obs. |
| Discovery date | 18 November 1935 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1364) Safara |
Named after | André Safar[2] (discoverer's acquaintance) |
Alternative designations | 1935 VB · 1932 EK |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) · Eos[3][4] |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.64 yr (31,279 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2114 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8133 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.0124 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0661 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.23 yr (1,910 days) |
Mean anomaly | 8.7502° |
Mean motion | 0° 11m 18.6s / day |
| Inclination | 11.488° |
Longitude of ascending node | 63.986° |
Argument of perihelion | 220.38° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 21.197±0.201 km[5] 21.508±0.266 km[6] 24.35±0.47 km[7] 25.73 km (calculated)[3] 32.63±0.46 km[8] |
Synodic rotation period | 7.14908±0.0004 h[9] 7.25±0.05 h[10][a] |
Geometric albedo | 0.087±0.012[8] 0.14 (assumed)[3] 0.173±0.007[7] 0.2231±0.0149[6] |
Spectral type | L[11] · S (assumed)[3] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.60[6][7] · 10.64±0.19[11] · 10.70[1][3][8] |
1364 Safara, incorrectly designated 1935 VB, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 25 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 18 November 1935, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at the Algiers Observatory in Algeria, North Africa.[12] The asteroid should have been designated 1935 WB, as the letter "V" only covers discoveries made during 1–15 November.[1] It was named after André Safar, presumably an acquaintance of the discoverer from Algiers.[2]
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