6216 San Jose

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6216 San Jose
Discovery [1]
Discovered by S. J. Bus
Discovery site Palomar Obs.
Discovery date30 September 1975
Designations
(6216) San Jose
Named after
San Jose [1]
(City in California)
1975 SJ ·1975 VH2
1984 SV4 ·1989 VG
main-belt [1] [2]  ·(middle)
background [3]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 62.86 yr (22,961 d)
Aphelion 3.0346 AU
Perihelion 2.4719 AU
2.7533 AU
Eccentricity 0.1022
4.57 yr (1,669 d)
68.316°
0° 12m 56.52s / day
Inclination 3.7717°
30.489°
27.604°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
8.033±0.149  km [4]
0.208±0.024 [4]
13.0 [2]

    6216 San Jose, provisional designation 1975 SJ, is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers (5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 30 September 1975, by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Palomar Observatory. The asteroid was named for the city of San Jose in California. [1]

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    Orbit and classification

    San Jose is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. [3] It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.5–3.0  AU once every 4 years and 7 months (1,669 days; semi-major axis of 2.75 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic. [2] The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken at Palomar in April 1954. [1]

    Physical characteristics

    San Jose's spectral type is unknown. [2] Based on its albedo (see below), it is likely a stony S-type asteroid. It has an absolute magnitude of 13.0. [2]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, San Jose measures 8.033 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.208. [4]

    Rotation period

    As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of San Jose has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown. [2]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named for the city of San Jose, California, United States, for its long support of nearby Lick Observatory particularly in efforts to reduce light pollution. [5] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 14 December 1997 ( M.P.C. 31024). [6]

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    References

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