17836 Canup
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Name | |
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Name | Canup |
Designation | 1998 HT50 |
Discovery | |
Discovery date | April 25, 1998 |
Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.1283024 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 2.6993165 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 2.3529877 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 3.0456453 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 4.43 a |
Inclination (i) | 13.17175° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 18.64218° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 111.06660° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 162.14212° |
17836 Canup is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.7152179 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1283024 and an orbital period of 1619.8661829 days (4.43 years).[1]
Calandra has an average orbital speed of 18.13578518 km/s and a inclination of 13.17175°.
The asteroid was discovered in April 25, 1998 at the Anderson Mesa Station.
This asteroid is named after Robin M. Canup, an astronomer. [1]