3290 Azabu

3290 Azabu, provisional designation 1973 SZ1, is a dynamical Hildian asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10–20 kilometers (6–10 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 19 September 1973, by Dutch astronomers Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels the Palomar Observatory. The asteroid has a rotation period of 7.67 hours. It was named after the former city district of Tokyo, Azabu.

3290 Azabu
Discovery
Discovered byC. J. van Houten
I. van Houten-G.
T. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date19 September 1973
Designations
(3290) Azabu
Named after
Azabu
(City district of Tokyo)
1973 SZ1 · 1982 VX2
main-belt · (outer)
Hilda · background
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.06 yr (23,034 d)
Aphelion4.4853 AU
Perihelion3.4579 AU
3.9716 AU
Eccentricity0.1293
7.92 yr (2,891 d)
44.445°
0° 7m 28.2s / day
Inclination2.7728°
75.105°
110.73°
Jupiter MOID0.4837 AU
TJupiter3.0410
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
10.185±0.504 km
21.16 km (calculated)
7.670±0.005 h
12 h (poor)
0.057 (assumed)
0.32±0.08
0.324±0.082
XL (SDSS-MOC)
XL (Pan-STARRS)
C (SDSS-MFB)
11.81
12.1
12.31±0.23
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