2061 Anza
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. L. Giclas |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (LO) |
| Discovery date | 22 October 1960 |
| Designations | |
| (2061) Anza | |
Named after | Juan Bautista de Anza (Governor of Nuevo México) |
| 1960 UA | |
| Amor · NEO Mars-crosser | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 56.56 yr (20,659 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.4824 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.0527 AU |
| 2.2675 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.5358 |
| 3.41 yr (1,247 days) | |
| 251.57° | |
| 0° 17m 19.32s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.7970° |
| 207.41° | |
| 156.95° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0570 AU · 22.2 LD |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 2.6 km 2.71 km (calculated) |
| 11.50 h | |
| 0.057 (assumed) | |
| Tholen = TCG: B–V = 0.825 U–B = 0.350 | |
| 16.56 | |
2061 Anza, provisional designation 1960 UA, is an eccentric asteroid of the Amor group, a subtype of near-Earth objects, estimated to measure approximately 2.7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 October 1960, by American astronomer Henry Giclas at Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory in Arizona, United States. The asteroid was later named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza.