5201 Ferraz-Mello

5201 Ferraz-Mello

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Ted Bowell
Discovery site	Anderson Mesa
Discovery date	1 December 1983
Designations
MPC designation	(5201) Ferraz-Mello
Alternative designations	1983 XF
Minor planet category	main-belt [2] 2:1
Orbital characteristics[3][2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	27642 days (75.68 yr)
Aphelion	4.90994 AU (734.517 Gm)
Perihelion	1.82487 AU (272.997 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.36741 AU (503.757 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.458077
Orbital period (sidereal)	6.18 yr (2257.1 d)
Mean anomaly	201.107°
Mean motion	0° 9^m 34.2^s / day
Inclination	3.28409°
Longitude of ascending node	17.4554°
Argument of perihelion	114.742°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.7

5201 Ferraz-Mello is an asteroid from the asteroid belt, discovered on 1 December 1983 by Ted Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.[1] It is one of very few Hecuba-gap asteroids located in the 2:1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.[4]

References

1. "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)–(10000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. "5201 Ferraz-Mello (1983 XF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
3. "(5201) Ferraz-Mello". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
4. Roig; Nesvorny, D.; Ferraz-Mello, S.; et al. (2002). "Asteroids in the 2 : 1 resonance with Jupiter: dynamics and size distribution". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 335 (2): 417–431. Bibcode:2002MNRAS.335..417R. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05635.x.

External links

• 5201 Ferraz-Mello at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 5201 Ferraz-Mello at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters