15017 Cuppy

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15017 Cuppy
Discovery
Discovered by: LONEOS
Discovery date: September 22, 1998
Alternative names: 1998 SS25
Minor planet category: Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5)
Aphelion distance: 404.453 Gm (2.704 AU)
Perihelion distance: 291.523 Gm (1.949 AU)
Semi-major axis: 347.988 Gm (2.326 AU)
Eccentricity: 0.162
Orbital period: 1295.857 d (3.55 a)
Avg. orbital speed: 19.40 km/s
Mean anomaly: 35.901°
Inclination: 6.219°
Longitude of ascending node: 63.910°
Argument of perihelion: 347.654°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions: ? km
Mass: ?×10? kg
Mean density: ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity: ? m/s²
Escape velocity: ? km/s
Rotation period: ? d
Albedo: 0.10?
Temperature: ~182 K
Spectral type: ?
Absolute magnitude: 15.1

Asteroid 15017 Cuppy, a main-belt object previously known as 1998 SS25, was discovered on September 22, 1998, by Edward L. G. Bowell of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS), Anderson Mesa Station. It was named in September 2003 for Will Cuppy (1884-1949), American humorist and journalist.

Asteroid 15017 Cuppy, July 1, 2004.
Asteroid 15017 Cuppy, July 1, 2004.

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