1788 Kiess
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 25 July 1952 |
| Designations | |
| (1788) Kiess | |
Named after | Carl C. Kiess (astronomer) |
| 1952 OZ · 1935 NE 1964 WP | |
| main-belt · Themis | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 64.78 yr (23,660 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.5961 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6381 AU |
| 3.1171 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1537 |
| 5.50 yr (2,010 days) | |
| 323.37° | |
| 0° 10m 44.76s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.6816° |
| 161.91° | |
| 143.60° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 19.59 km (calculated) 20.993±0.271 km |
| 11.0335±0.0071 h 12±2 h | |
| 0.070±0.014 0.08 (assumed) | |
| C | |
| 11.801±0.002 (R) · 11.9 · 11.93±0.26 | |
1788 Kiess, provisional designation 1952 OZ, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 25 July 1952, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at the U.S. Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States, and later named after astronomer Carl Kiess.