(12345) 1993 FT8

(12345) 1993 FT8 is an asteroid of the main belt of asteroids of 3.012 km diameter discovered in 1993.

(12345) 1993 FT8[1][2]
Discovery
Discovered bythe Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets (UESAC) program[1][2]
Discovery siteLa Silla Observatory, in Chile[2]
Discovery date17-3-1993[1][2]
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 23 (DD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Aphelion2.84430 AU
Perihelion2.05240 AU
2.44835 AU[1]
Eccentricity0.16
295.9[1]
Inclination3.35[1]
106.41[1]
314.2[1]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions3.012 km
1,399 days (3.83 yr)
0.407
14.4[1][2]

    Description

    (12345) 1993 FT8 was discovered on March 17, 1993 (1993-03-17) at the La Silla Observatory, in Chile, by the program Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets (UESAC).

    Orbital characteristics

    The orbit of this asteroid is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.45 AU, a perihelion of 2.05 AU, an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 3.35° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] Due to these characteristics, namely a semi-major axis between 2 and 3.2 AU and a perihelion greater than 1,666 AU, it is classified, according to the JPL Small-Body Database, as an object of the main belt of asteroids.[1]

    Physical characteristics

    The asteroid has an absolute magnitude (H) of 14.4 and an albedo estimated at 0.407, which allows us to calculate a diameter of 3.012 km. These results were obtained thanks to observations from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), a space telescope American put into orbit in 2009 and observing the entire sky in the infrared, and published in 2011 in an article presenting the first results concerning the asteroids of the main belt.[3]

    See also

    References
    1. "(12345) 1993 FT8". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
    2. "(12345) 1993 FT8". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
    3. Joseph R Masiero; A. K Mainzer; T. Grav; J. M. Bauer; R. M. Cutri; J. Dailey; P.R.M. Eisenhardt; R.S. McMillan; T.B. Spahr; M.F. Skrutskie; D. Tholen; R.G. Walker; E.L. Wright; E. DeBaun; D. Elsbury; T. Gautier; S. Gomillion; A. Wilkins (17 October 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 68. arXiv:1109.4096. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. S2CID 118745497.
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