2038 Bistro
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Wild |
| Discovery site | Zimmerwald Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 November 1973 |
| Designations | |
| (2038) Bistro | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbiːstroʊ/ |
Named after | Bistro (Small restaurant; French) |
| 1973 WF · 1941 KD | |
| main-belt · (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 43.53 yr (15,899 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6556 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2139 AU |
| 2.4347 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0907 |
| 3.80 yr (1,388 days) | |
| 5.0403° | |
| 0° 15m 33.84s / day | |
| Inclination | 14.809° |
| 73.475° | |
| 183.69° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 10.55±0.76 km 10.959±0.083 km 11.82±2.64 km 12.192±0.028 km 12.58±1.2 km 12.69 km (derived) 13.52±0.37 km |
| 7.88 h (dated) 7.89 h (dated) 8 h (dated) 17.051±0.006 h | |
| 0.1342±0.030 0.1433±0.0218 0.168±0.032 0.1739 (derived) 0.191±0.029 0.25±0.10 | |
| SMASS = Sa · S | |
| 11.90 · 12.0 · 12.3 · 12.39±0.46 | |
2038 Bistro (/ˈbiːstroʊ/), provisional designation 1973 WF, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 24 November 1973, by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild at the Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland. It was named for the Bistro restaurant.