3917 Franz Schubert

3917 Franz Schubert
Discovery [1][2]
Discovered byF. Börngen
Discovery siteKarl Schwarzschild Obs.
Discovery date15 February 1961
Designations
(3917) Franz Schubert
Named after
Franz Schubert[3]
(Austrian composer)
1961 CX · 1976 GT2
1977 RU1 · 1981 TY3
1987 HU1
main-belt · (inner)
background[4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc56.70 yr (20,711 days)
Aphelion2.4102 AU
Perihelion2.3064 AU
2.3583 AU
Eccentricity0.0220
3.62 yr (1,323 days)
278.00°
0° 16m 19.56s / day
Inclination2.4275°
137.12°
298.90°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions5.129±0.123 km[5]
0.321±0.041[5]
13.6[1]

3917 Franz Schubert, provisional designation 1961 CX, is a bright background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 February 1961, by astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, Germany.[2] The asteroid was named after Austrian composer Franz Schubert.[3]

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