9950 ESA

Infobox Planet
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width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = 9950 ESA
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caption = Orbit of 9950 ESA (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = C. Pollas
discovered = November 9, 1990
designations = yes
mp_name = 9950 ESA
alt_names = 1990 VB
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch = April 10, 2007
aphelion = 3.734449710583923 AU
perihelion = 1.1464316053054 AU
semimajor = 2.44044065794466 AU
eccentricity = 0.530235819677367
period = 1392.517957817594 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 14.5866769353459°
asc_node = 253.9410210583546°
mean_anomaly = 115.4631593994319°
arg_peri = 103.0856599593794°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions = ~3km [cite journal|url = http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991MPBu...18...20H|title = Photoelectric Photometry Opportunities: May-July|author = Harris, A. W.; Zappalá, V.|journal = The Minor Planet Bulletin, Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Assoc iation of Lunar and Planetary Observers|volume = 18|pages = 20|date = June 1991]
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escape_velocity =
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albedo =
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 = Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 16.2

9950 ESA is an Amor asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.81 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9950;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem|title = 9950 ESA (1990 VB)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]

Discovered on November 8, 1990 by C. Pollas it was given the provisional designation "1990 VB". It was later renamed "ESA" after the European Space Agency. ["MPC 55720" Minor Planet Center]

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