| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Lowell |
| Discovery site | Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | 9 April 1907 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (793) Arizona |
| 1907 ZD [1] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)[1] | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.93 yr (39788 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.1456 AU (470.58 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.4458 AU (365.89 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.7957 AU (418.23 Gm) [1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.12516 |
| 4.67 yr (1707.4 d)[1] | |
| 8.40127° | |
| 0° 12m 39.06s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.7875° |
| 36.055° | |
| 308.965° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 14.475±0.45 km [1] |
| 7.367 h,[2] 7.399 h (0.3083 d) [1] | |
| 0.1659±0.010 | |
| 10.26 [1] | |
793 Arizona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered in 1907 by American businessman Percival Lowell. It was named for the state of Arizona.
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 7.367 ± 0.005 hours and a brightness change of 0.25 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[2]
See also
- List of minor planets: 1–1000
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "793 Arizona (1907 ZD)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b Warner, Brian D. (September 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory: December 2007 – March 2008" (PDF), The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (3), pp. 95–98, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...95W, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2013, retrieved 23 March 2013.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 793 Arizona, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2007)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 793 Arizona at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 793 Arizona at the JPL Small-Body Database
