2905 Plaskett
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Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | E. Bowell |
Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
Discovery date | January 24, 1982 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 2905 |
Alternative names[1] | 1982 BZ2 |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.0781151 |
Peri | 2.5261903 |
Eccentricity | 0.0984823 |
Orbital period | 1713.3106773 |
Mean anomaly | 128.50118 |
Inclination | 8.89830 |
Longitude of ascending node | 10.01216 |
Argument of peri | 220.24713 |
Absolute magnitude | 12.1 |
2905 Plaskett (1982 BZ2) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on January 24, 1982 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM).[2] It is named after the Canadian astronomers John Stanley Plaskett and Harry Hemley Plaskett.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2905 Plaskett.
- ^ Halliday, I. (1985). "Two more minor planets named for Canadian astronomers". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 79: 26.