8710 Hawley
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Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Charles de Saint-Aignan |
Discovery date | May 15, 1994 |
Alternate designations B |
1994 JK9 |
Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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Eccentricity (e) | 0.159 |
Semi-major axis (a) | 2.611 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 2.195 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 3.026 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 1541.15 d (4.22 a) |
Mean orbital speed | unknown |
Inclination (i) | 15.166° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
78.532° |
Argument of perihelion (ω) |
133.384° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 347.368° |
Physical characteristics D | |
Dimensions | unknown |
Mass | unknown |
Density | unknown |
Surface gravity | unknown |
Escape velocity | unknown |
Rotation period | unknown |
Spectral class | unknown |
Absolute magnitude | 13.9 |
Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
Contents |
[edit] General
The asteroid 8710 Hawley is a Main belt asteroid discovered by Charles de Saint-Aignan at Lowell Observatory, examining films taken at Palomar.
[edit] Citation from the MPCs
Named in honor of the discoverer's friend and mentor, Walter N. Hawley, a physics and astronomy teacher at Saint Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. He is also the director of the Saint Paul's Astronomy Center, an observatory of unequaled quality at the high-school level. Hawley has observed the night sky with his students since 1972, acquainting them with such wonders as the Aurora Borealis and Messier Objects, as well as lesser wonders, such as Murphy's Law---and frostbite. †.
[edit] Orbital Diagram
This orbital diagram is courtesy of the JPL Small-Body Database Browser
[edit] See also
- Asteroid belt
- Category:Asteroid groups and families
- Category:Asteroids
- List of asteroids
- List of asteroids named after important people
- List of asteroids named after places
- List of noteworthy asteroids
- Meanings of asteroid names
- Minor planet
- Minor Planet Center
- Pronunciation of asteroid names
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