2074 Shoemaker

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Shoemaker
Discovery and designation
Discovered by E. F. Helin
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date October 17, 1974
Designations
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.

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