469 Argentina Explained

Minorplanet:	yes
Background:	D6D6D6
469 Argentina
Discovery Ref:	 ^[1]
Discoverer:	Luigi Carnera
Discovery Site:	Heidelberg Observatory
Discovered:	20 February 1901
Mpc Name:	(469) Argentina
Adjective:	Argentinian
Alt Names:	1901 GE
Named After:	Argentina
Mp Category:	main belt
Orbit Ref:	 ^[2] ^[3]
Epoch:	31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Aphelion:	3.68734abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Perihelion:	2.67484AU
Semimajor:	3.18109AU
Eccentricity:	0.159144
Period:	5.67 yr (2072.3 d)
Inclination:	11.5955°
Asc Node:	333.476°
Mean Anomaly:	153.115°
Arg Peri:	209.588°
Mass:	 
Albedo:	 ^[4]
Spectral Type:	P ^[5]
Abs Magnitude:	8.62 ^[6]
Mean Motion:	/ day
Observation Arc:	109.08 yr (39840 d)
Uncertainty:	0

469 Argentina is an asteroid that was discovered by Luigi Carnera on 20 February 1901. Its provisional name was 1901 GE.^[1] 469 Argentina has an estimated rotation period of 12.3 hours.

External links

• Lightcurve plot of 469 Argentina, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2006)
• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)–(5000) Minor Planet Center

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)–(5000) . December 7, 2008 . IAU: Minor Planet Center .
2. Web site: (469) Argentina . December 11, 2008 . AstDyS . . Italy . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526223755/http://hamilton.dm.unipi.it/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.0&n=469 . May 26, 2011 . dead .
3. Web site: 469 Argentina (1901 GE) . . . 6 May 2016.
4. Web site: Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS) . Tedesco . January 7, 2009 . IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0 . . 2004 . etal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090817051318/http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/imps.html . August 17, 2009 .
5. Fieber-Beyer . 2006-10-24 . Near-ir spectroscopic analysis of mainbelt X-asteroid 469 Argentina . 2006 Geological Society of America annual meeting and exposition . https://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2006/index.htm . Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs . 38 . . 405 . abstract . 2008-12-11 . etal . https://web.archive.org/web/20080829151817/http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2006AM/finalprogram/abstract_114163.htm . 29 August 2008 . dead .
6. Web site: Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes . Tholen . January 7, 2009 . EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. . . 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201191739/http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/astermag.html . December 1, 2008 .