Coordinates of Asteroid Zappa-Frank
Justin Hemmings
Anyone know the coordinates of the asteroid (or simliar space object) that
was named after FZ? Where the hell is it? And at what magnitude?
Anyone?
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Justin Hemmings
ar...@FreeNet.Carleton.ca
John V. Scialli
The following Planet Zappa Information was supplied by Brian Marsden of the
IAU. The object is supposedly a 5 mile long hunk of rock the only surface
feature of which is a mountain with a tree growing offa its shoulder. I have
never seen an image of it so you will have to synthesize such an image by
submersing your head in wine vinegar (wassail can be substituted during the
Holidays) and closing your eyes real tight. Then have someone else, lightly
at first but then increasingly hard, wallop your head with a ball peen
hammer. Works for me.
>I give here the orbital elements and
an ephemeris (beginning in September) that you might be able to use to
find the object:
(3834) Zappafrank = 1980 JE
Epoch 1994 Sept. 5.0 TT = JDT 2449600.5 (M-P) Bowell
M 178.73216 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.24130442 Peri. 171.04301 -0.67998150 +0.70522377
a 2.5552057 Node 55.81332 -0.68685791 -0.51684699
e 0.1892483 Incl. 14.04210 -0.25661521 -0.48531292
P 4.08 H 13.3 G 0.15
(3834) Zappafrank a,e,i = 2.56, 0.19, 14 Elements MPC 17605
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
1994 09 05 04 16.38 +18 38.3 2.750 3.039 96.8 19.2 18.9
1994 09 15 04 20.22 +19 07.8 2.611 3.039 105.5 18.6 18.8
1994 09 25 04 21.88 +19 34.3 2.478 3.038 114.8 17.4 18.6
1994 10 05 04 21.11 +19 58.1 2.354 3.037 124.7 15.7 18.4
1994 10 15 04 17.73 +20 19.0 2.244 3.035 135.4 13.3 18.2
1994 10 25 04 11.76 +20 36.4 2.153 3.033 146.6 10.4 18.0
1994 11 04 04 03.48 +20 49.5 2.085 3.030 158.5 6.9 17.8
1994 11 14 03 53.49 +20 57.9 2.045 3.026 170.8 3.0 17.6
1994 11 24 03 42.71 +21 02.0 2.036 3.022 176.4 1.2 17.4
1994 12 04 03 32.19 +21 03.1 2.057 3.017 164.1 5.1 17.7
1994 12 14 03 22.96 +21 03.7 2.108 3.012 151.8 8.9 17.9
1994 12 24 03 15.81 +21 06.7 2.184 3.006 140.1 12.1 18.1
1995 01 03 03 11.18 +21 14.4 2.283 2.999 128.9 14.8 18.3
1995 01 13 03 09.26 +21 28.5 2.397 2.992 118.3 16.8 18.5
1995 01 23 03 09.97 +21 49.6 2.523 2.984 108.4 18.2 18.6
1995 02 02 03 13.13 +22 17.3 2.656 2.976 99.1 19.1 18.8
1995 02 12 03 18.51 +22 51.1 2.792 2.967 90.4 19.4 18.9
James McCartney
Justin Hemmings <ar...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
>
>Anyone know the coordinates of the asteroid (or simliar space object) that
>was named after FZ? Where the hell is it? And at what magnitude?
>Anyone?
Well, since it is asteroid, it doesn't have 'coordinates'. It has an
orbit.
--- james mccartney