3749 Balam
Shape model of Balam from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 24 January 1982 |
| Designations | |
| (3749) Balam | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbeɪləm/ |
Named after | David Balam (Canadian astronomer) |
| 1982 BG1 · 1954 XM 1962 ED · 1974 YO | |
| main-belt · Flora | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 61.66 yr (22,521 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4818 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9920 AU |
| 2.2369 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1095 |
| 3.35 yr (1,222 days) | |
| 254.23° | |
| 0° 17m 40.56s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.3801° |
| 295.71° | |
| 173.74° | |
| Known satellites | 2 (⌀: 1.66 km; 1.84 km) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.1±0.5 km (primary) 4.663±0.21 km (effective) 4.7±0.5 km (effective) | |
| Mass | (5.09±0.2)×1014 kg |
Mean density | 2.61±0.45 g/cm3 |
| 2.805 h | |
| 0.16 0.277±0.096 0.355±0.067 | |
| Sq | |
| 13.3 13.4 13.66 | |
3749 Balam /ˈbeɪləm/ is a stony Flora asteroid and rare trinary system orbiting in the inner regions of asteroid belt. It also forms a secured asteroid pair with sub-kilometer sized asteroid (312497) 2009 BR60. Balam was discovered on 24 January 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, and received the prov. designation 1982 BG1. It was named after Canadian astronomer David Balam. Balam measures approximately 4.1 kilometers (2.5 miles) in diameter. Its two minor-planet moons have an estimated diameter of 1.66 and 1.84 kilometers, respectively.