2074 Shoemaker
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Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
Discovery site | Palomar |
Discovery date | October 17, 1974 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 2074 |
Alternative names[1] | 1974 UA |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 1.9468572 |
Peri | 1.6525808 |
Eccentricity | 0.0817562 |
Orbital period | 881.8718455 |
Mean anomaly | 295.61239 |
Inclination | 30.07282 |
Longitude of ascending node | 207.33040 |
Argument of peri | 205.48985 |
Absolute magnitude | 14.0 |
2074 Shoemaker (1974 UA) is a Mars-crossing Asteroid discovered on October 17, 1974 by Eleanor F. Helin at Palomar. It was named after Helin's fellow astronomer Gene Shoemaker.