1852 Carpenter
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 1 April 1955 |
| Designations | |
| (1852) Carpenter | |
Named after | Edwin Carpenter (American astronomer) |
| 1955 GA · 1931 TT2 1937 WH · 1939 FK | |
| main-belt · Eos | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.87 yr (32,094 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.2004 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8329 AU |
| 3.0167 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0609 |
| 5.24 yr (1,914 d) | |
| 194.18° | |
| 0° 11m 17.16s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.197° |
| 95.338° | |
| 353.15° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 21.378±0.208 22.9 km | |
| 0.1224±0.024 0.128±0.025 | |
| 11.3 | |
1852 Carpenter, provisional designation 1955 GA, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 1 April 1955, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.