2959 Scholl

2959 Scholl
Discovery
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date4 September 1983
Designations
(2959) Scholl
Named after
Hans Scholl
(German astronomer)
1983 RE2 · 1968 UB3
1977 UK · 1978 EY1
main-belt · (outer)
Hilda
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc48.53 yr (17,727 days)
Aphelion5.0276 AU
Perihelion2.8597 AU
3.9436 AU
Eccentricity0.2749
7.83 yr (2,861 days)
79.809°
0° 7m 33.24s / day
Inclination5.2330°
121.24°
285.08°
Jupiter MOID0.5192 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions32.783±0.319 km
34.11±1.9 km
34.15 km (derived)
35.70±0.77 km
45.60±15.37 km
16 h
0.04±0.04
0.049±0.002
0.0503±0.006
0.054±0.015
0.055 (derived)
C
11.00 · 11.1 · 11.84±0.25 · 11.2

    2959 Scholl, provisional designation 1983 RE2, is a carbonaceous Hildian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 34 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 September 1983 by English–American astronomer Edward Bowell of the Lowell Observatory at Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona. The asteroid was named after German astronomer Hans Scholl.