3290 Azabu

Azabu
Discovery
Discovered by	Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels
Discovery site	Palomar Observatory
Discovery date	19 September 1973
Designations
MPC designation	3290
Named after	Azabu
Alternative names	1973 SZ1
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	22617 days (61.92 yr)
Aphelion	4.4668315 AU (668.22848 Gm)
Perihelion	3.4603234 AU (517.65701 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.963577 AU (592.9427 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1269697
Orbital period	7.89 yr (2882.2 d)
Mean anomaly	303.22986°
Mean motion	0° 7^m 29.651^s / day
Inclination	2.770050°
Longitude of ascending node	75.23532°
Argument of perihelion	112.45545°
Earth MOID	2.46269 AU (368.413 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	0.500678 AU (74.9004 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.042
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	12 h (0.50 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.1

3290 Azabu (1973 SZ1) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 19, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.

References

Dahlgren, M.; Lahulla, J.F.; Lagerkvist, C.-I.; Lagerros, J.; et al. (1998) Icarus 133, 247-285.

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