1617 Alschmitt
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Boyer |
| Discovery site | Algiers Obs. |
| Discovery date | 20 March 1952 |
| Designations | |
| (1617) Alschmitt | |
Named after | Alfred Schmitt (astronomer) |
| 1952 FB · 1929 CC1 1935 ER · 1941 HH 1947 LS · 1952 DK2 1975 AJ · A906 DC | |
| main-belt · (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.18 yr (40,607 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6085 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7913 AU |
| 3.1999 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1277 |
| 5.72 yr (2,091 days) | |
| 167.85° | |
| 0° 10m 19.92s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.265° |
| 154.96° | |
| 24.216° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 21.12±2.86 km 21.283±0.267 km 36.78 km (calculated) |
| 7.0602±0.0033 h 7.0613±0.0007 h 7.062±0.002 h | |
| 0.057 (assumed) 0.190±0.046 0.270±0.020 | |
| C | |
| 10.4 · 10.80 · 10.807±0.002 (R) · 10.9 | |
1617 Alschmitt, provisional designation 1952 FB, is an assumed carbonaceous asteroid from in the outer parts of the main belt, approximately 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 March 1952, by French astronomer Louis Boyer at Algiers Observatory in Algeria, Northern Africa, and named after French astronomer Alfred Schmitt.