Global Information3850 Peltier information
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 7 October 1986 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (3850) Peltier |
Named after | Leslie Peltier (American amateur astronomer)[2] |
Alternative designations | 1986 TK2 · 1949 PC 1969 OC1 · 1979 OX13 1982 OW |
Minor planet category | main-belt · Flora [3] |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 47.47 yr (17,339 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5967 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8718 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2342 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1622 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.34 yr (1,220 days) |
Mean anomaly | 126.84° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 42.36s / day |
| Inclination | 5.2687° |
Longitude of ascending node | 124.13° |
Argument of perihelion | 207.30° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.00 km (calculated)[3] |
Synodic rotation period | 2.4287±0.0002 h[a] 2.4289±0.0001 h[4] |
Geometric albedo | 0.4 (assumed)[3] |
Spectral type | SMASS = V [1] · V [3] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6[1][3] · 13.62±0.37[5] |
3850 Peltier, provisional designation 1986 TK2, is a Florian asteroid and suspected interloper from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 October 1986, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station, near Flagstaff, Arizona.[6] The asteroid was named after American amateur astronomer Leslie Peltier.[2]
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