2691 Sérsic

2691 Sérsic
Discovery
Discovered byFelix Aguilar Obs.
Discovery siteEl Leoncito Complex
Discovery date18 May 1974
Designations
(2691) Sérsic
Named after
José Sérsic
(Argentine astronomer)
1974 KB · 1938 UU
1978 QR1
main-belt · Flora
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc67.02 yr (24,480 days)
Aphelion2.4977 AU
Perihelion1.9915 AU
2.2446 AU
Eccentricity0.1127
3.36 yr (1,228 days)
312.67°
0° 17m 35.16s / day
Inclination3.5937°
319.88°
277.14°
Known satellites1
Physical characteristics
Dimensions5.438±0.119
6.21 km (calculated)
3.8811±0.0003 h
0.24 (assumed)
0.261±0.062
S
13.2

    2691 Sérsic, provisional designation 1974 KB, is a stony Florian asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by staff members at the Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito Complex in Argentina, on 18 May 1974. The asteroid was named after Argentine astronomer José Luis Sérsic.