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]
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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° 9m 30.492s / 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 |
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