16246 Cantor
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Name | |
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Name | Cantor |
Designation | 2000 HO3 |
Discovery | |
Discoverers | P. G. Comba |
Discovery date | April 27, 2000 |
Discovery site | Prescott Observatory |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.1814788 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 3.0979176 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 2.5357112 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 3.6601240 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 5.45 a |
Inclination (i) | 0.41811° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 108.24491° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 240.97051° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 70.90020° |
16246 Cantor is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.7152179 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1814788 and an orbital period of 1991.6050528 days (5.45 years).[1] Cantor has an average orbital speed of 16.9258793 km/s and an inclination of 0.41811°.
The asteroid was discovered in April 27, 2000 at the Prescott Observatory.
This asteroid is named after Georg Cantor, a German mathematician.
[edit] References
- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.