17959 Camierickson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Camierickson |
| Designation | 1999 JZ33 |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | LINEAR |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1999 |
| Discovery site | Socorro, New Mexico |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.1214088 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.7379568 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.4055448 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.0703688 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 4.53 a |
| Inclination (i) | 3.83921° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 297.75375° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 36.43606° |
17959 Camierickson is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.8584931 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1214088 and an orbital period of 1654.7725295 days (4.53 years).[1]
Cailletet has an average orbital speed of 17.99742607 km/s and a tilt of 3.83882°.
The asteroid was discovered in May 10, 1999 by LINEAR.
This asteroid is named after Camille Sara Myerchin Erickson who won fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.[1]
[edit] References
 |
This article about an asteroid native to the Main Belt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
