2044 Wirt
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Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | C. A. Wirtanen |
Discovery site | Lick Observatory |
Discovery date | November 8, 1950 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 2044 |
Alternative names[1] | 1950 VE |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.1981026 |
Peri | 1.5656832 |
Eccentricity | 0.3426727 |
Orbital period | 1342.7086222 |
Mean anomaly | 221.03980 |
Inclination | 23.97192 |
Longitude of ascending node | 53.71159 |
Argument of peri | 50.36139 |
Geometric albedo | 0.1907 |
Absolute magnitude | 13.30 |
2044 Wirt (1950 VE) is a Mars-crossing Asteroid discovered on November 8, 1950 by C. A. Wirtanen at the Lick Observatory.