792 Metcalfia

792 Metcalfia
Discovery
Discovered byJoel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery siteTaunton
Discovery date20 March 1907
Designations
(792) Metcalfia
1907 ZC
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc101.00 yr (36889 d)
Aphelion2.9633 AU (443.30 Gm)
Perihelion2.2819 AU (341.37 Gm)
2.6226 AU (392.34 Gm)
Eccentricity0.12992
4.25 yr (1551.3 d)
314.963°
0° 13m 55.416s / day
Inclination8.6163°
265.120°
227.772°
Earth MOID1.30547 AU (195.296 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.15762 AU (322.775 Gm)
TJupiter3.376
Physical characteristics
30.365±0.7 km
9.17 h (0.382 d)
0.0354±0.002
10.33
10.33

    792 Metcalfia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1907 by Joel Hastings Metcalf and was named after its discoverer. This is an X-type asteroid in the main belt some 2.62 AU from the Sun. It has a rotation period of 9.17 hours and spans 61 km. The best fit meteorite analog is Gorlovka OC sample RS-CMP-048.