Minorplanet: | yes |
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793 Arizona | |
Mpc Name: | (793) Arizona |
Alt Names: | 1907 ZD  |
Discovered: | 9 April 1907 |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Eccentricity: | 0.12516 |
Semimajor: | 2.7957AU [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.4458AU |
Aphelion: | 3.1456abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Period: | 4.67 yr (1707.4 d) |
Inclination: | 15.7875° |
Asc Node: | 36.055° |
Arg Peri: | 308.965° |
Rotation: | 7.367 h, 7.399abbr=onNaNabbr=on  |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Orbit Ref: |   |
Observation Arc: | 108.93 yr (39788 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
Abs Magnitude: | 10.26  |
Mean Radius: | km  |
Spectral Type: | DU: |
793 Arizona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered April 9, 1907 by American businessman Percival Lowell at Flagstaff. It was named for the state of Arizona. The object was independently discovered on April 17, 1907, by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton. This is a main belt asteroid orbiting from the Sun with a period of 1707.4days and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.13. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 15.8° to the plane of the ecliptic.
Photometric observations at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during the winter of 2007–2008 were used to build a light curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed a period of and a brightness change of in magnitude. It spans a diameter of approximately 29 km and is a candidate D-type asteroid with an unusual spectrum.