| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton |
| Discovery date | 20 March 1907[1] |
| Designations | |
| (792) Metcalfia | |
| 1907 ZC[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)[1] | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 101.00 yr (36889 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9633 AU (443.30 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2819 AU (341.37 Gm) |
| 2.6226 AU (392.34 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12992 |
| 4.25yr (1551.3d) | |
| 314.963° | |
| 0° 13m 55.416s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.6163° |
| 265.120° | |
| 227.772° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.30547 AU (195.296 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.15762 AU (322.775 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.376 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 30.365±0.7km | |
| 9.17 h (0.382 d)[1][2] | |
| 0.0354±0.002 | |
| 10.33 | |
| 10.33 | |
792 Metcalfia is aminor planet orbiting theSun. It was discovered in 1907 byJoel Hastings Metcalf and was named after its discoverer. This is anX-type asteroid in themain belt some2.62 AU from the Sun. It has a rotation period of 9.17 hours and spans 61 km. The best fitmeteorite analog isGorlovkaOC sample RS-CMP-048.[3]
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