9767 Midsomer Norton

Midsomer Norton

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Duncan Steel
Discovery site	Siding Spring
Discovery date	10 March 1992
Designations
MPC designation	(9767) Midsomer Norton
Named after	Midsomer Norton
Alternative designations	1992 EB1
Orbital characteristics[2][3]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	10820 days (29.62 yr)
Aphelion	5.3091 AU (794.23 Gm)
Perihelion	1.4549 AU (217.65 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.38200 AU (505.940 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.56982
Orbital period (sidereal)	6.22 yr (2271.7 d)
Mean anomaly	293.763°
Mean motion	0° 9^m 30.492^s / day
Inclination	21.498°
Longitude of ascending node	331.381°
Argument of perihelion	231.104°
Earth MOID	0.542404 AU (81.1425 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	0.863658 AU (129.2014 Gm)
TJupiter	2.771
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.4

9767 Midsomer Norton (1992 EB₁) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 10, 1992, by Duncan Steel at Siding Spring.[1] It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2:1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.[4]

See also

• List of minor planets

References

1. "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)-(10000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
2. "(9767) MidsomerNorton". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
3. "9767 Midsomer Norton (1992 EB1)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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

• 9767 Midsomer Norton at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 9767 Midsomer Norton at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters