Minorplanet: | yes |
Background: |
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792 Metcalfia | |
Mpc Name: | (792) Metcalfia |
Alt Names: | 1907 ZC[1] |
Discovered: | 20 March 1907 |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Eccentricity: | 0.12992 |
Semimajor: | 2.6226AU |
Perihelion: | 2.2819AU |
Aphelion: | 2.9633abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Period: | 4.25 yr (1551.3 d) |
Inclination: | 8.6163° |
Asc Node: | 265.120° |
Arg Peri: | 227.772° |
Rotation: | 9.17abbr=onNaNabbr=on[2] |
Magnitude: | 10.33 |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Observation Arc: | 101.00 yr (36889 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
Abs Magnitude: | 10.33 |
Moid: | 1.30547AU |
Jupiter Moid: | 2.15762AU |
Tisserand: | 3.376 |
792 Metcalfia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1907 by Joel Hastings Metcalf and was named after its discoverer. This is an X-type asteroid in the main belt some from the Sun. It has a rotation period of 9.17 hours and spans 61 km. The best fit meteorite analog is Gorlovka OC sample RS-CMP-048.