- (3757) 1982 XB
Infobox Planet | discovery= yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=(3757) 1982 XBcite web | title="JPL Small-Body Database Browser" | url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=3757 | accessdate= October 14 | accessyear= 2007 ]
discoverer=Helin, E. F. at Palomar
discovered=December 14 ,1982
epoch=April 10 ,2007 (JD 2454200.5) TDB
semimajor=1.83422828681814 AU
perihelion=1.01554148756278 AU
aphelion=2.652915086073499 AU
eccentricity=0.446338552915648
period=907.3576536929079 d (2.48 a)
inclination=3.87172077093798°
asc_node=75.03581252839305°
arg_peri=17.06845807425793°
mean_anomaly=275.6127049392329°
dimensions=0.5 km
rotation=9.0046 h
abs_magnitude=18.95
albedo=0.18(3757) 1982 XB is an
asteroid , about 0.5 kilometers in diameter, that completes onerevolution around theSun about every 2 1/2 years. It was discovered byE. F. Helin at thePalomar Observatory onDecember 14 ,1982 . It is an S-type asteroid, meaning it possesses a silicaceous (stony) composition. It is listed byNASA as anApollo asteroid , and as anAmor asteroid by theEuropean Asteroid Research Node . [cite web | title="Database of Near-Earth Asteroids" | url=http://earn.dlr.de/nea/003757.htm | accessdate= October 14 | accessyear= 2007 ]References
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