1652 Hergé
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1652 Hergé, provisional designation 1953 PA, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 August 1953, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, Belgium.[8] It was later named after Belgian cartoonist Hergé.[2]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | S. Arend |
Discovery site | Uccle Obs. |
Discovery date | 9 August 1953 |
Designations | |
(1652) Hergé | |
Named after | Georges Remi (Hergé) cartoonist[2] |
1953 PA · 1933 UE1 1939 HG | |
main-belt · Flora[3] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 83.41 yr (30,464 days) |
Aphelion | 2.5883 AU |
Perihelion | 1.9139 AU |
2.2511 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1498 |
3.38 yr (1,234 days) | |
34.960° | |
Inclination | 3.1989° |
251.72° | |
13.107° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 8.689±0.081 km[4] 8.954±0.083 km[5] 9.41 km (calculated)[3] |
16.36±0.02 h[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | |
0.1160±0.0215[5] 0.137±0.028[6] 0.24 (assumed)[3] 0.308±0.060[4] | |
S[3][7] | |
12.20[4] · 12.3[1][3] · 12.54±0.19[7] · 13.2[5] | |
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