2007 McCuskey
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery date | September 22, 1963 |
| Alternate designations B |
A921 EK; 1936 HP; 1941 SW1; 1943 EL; 1947 GE; 1951 LV; 1952 SB1; 1952 UR1; 1958 GB; 1963 SQ; 1963 TL; 1963 VC; 1965 CA; 1965 CC; 1966 OB; 1969 EC1; 1970 QD1 |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.116 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 356.686 Gm (2.384 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 315.312 Gm (2.108 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 398.061 Gm (2.661 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1344.745 d (3.68 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 19.22 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 3.050° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
17.141° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
184.504° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 30.500° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 21.9 km |
| Mass | 1.1×1016? kg |
| Density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | 0.0061? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0116? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 11.8 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.10? |
| Mean surface temperature |
~180 K |
2007 McCuskey is an asteroid which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program. It i named in honour of the American observatory director Sidney W. McCuskey.
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