2064 Thomsen

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Thomsen
Discovery and designation
Discovered by L. Oterma
Discovery site Turku
Discovery date September 08, 1942
Designations
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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