2064 Thomsen
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Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | L. Oterma |
Discovery site | Turku |
Discovery date | September 08, 1942 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 2064 |
Alternative names[1] | 1942 RQ |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Aphelion | 2.898 AU |
Perihelion | 1.459 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.178 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.330 |
Orbital period | 1174.365 days |
Mean anomaly | 180.454 ° |
Inclination | 5.702 ° |
Longitude of ascending node | 302.235 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 2.391 ° |
Geometric albedo | 0.0549 |
Absolute magnitude | 13.10 |
2064 Thomsen (1942 RQ) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 08, 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku.
It can approach Mars closely, coming to 15 Gm in 2103.
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