832 Karin
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832 Karin
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karin |
| Designation | 1916 AB |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | September 20, 1916 |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.081 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.863 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.630 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.096 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 4.845 a |
| Inclination (i) | 1.003° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 254.610° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 118.050° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 111.230° |
832 Karin is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is the largest member of the Karin Cluster, which is named after it. Found in 2002, the Karin cluster is notable for being very young. It is currently believed to have formed in a collision only 5.8 million years ago [1].
832 Karin is an S-Type asteroid, approximately 19km in diameter[2].
[edit] References
- ^ D Nesvorný, WF Bottke Jr, L Dones, HF Levison: The recent breakup of an asteroid in the main-belt region, Nature, 2002
- ^ David Nesvorný, Brian L. Enke, William F. Bottke, Daniel D. Durda, Erik Ashaug & Derek C. Richardson Karin cluster formation by asteroid impact, Icarus 183, (2006) pp 296-311.
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