Global Information3412 Kafka information
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | R. Kirk D. Rudy |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 10 January 1983 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (3412) Kafka |
Named after | Franz Kafka (Austrian–Czech writer)[2] |
Alternative designations | 1983 AU2 · 1942 YB 1977 FF3 · 1978 PA2 1978 QE1 |
Minor planet category | main-belt |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 74.42 yr (27,182 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4565 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9925 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2245 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1043 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.32 yr (1,212 days) |
Mean anomaly | 194.88° |
| Inclination | 2.9731° |
Longitude of ascending node | 307.60° |
Argument of perihelion | 117.70° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.084±0.080 km[3] |
Synodic rotation period | 2766±40 h[4] |
Geometric albedo | 0.231±0.076[3] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4[1] |
3412 Kafka, provisional designation 1983 AU2, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 10 January 1983, by American astronomers Randolph Kirk and Donald Rudy at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[5][6] The asteroid was named after writer Franz Kafka.[2]
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