2906 Caltech
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Name | |
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Name | Caltech |
Designation | 1983 AE2 |
Discovery | |
Discoverer | Carolyn S. Shoemaker |
Discovery date | January 13, 1983 |
Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.1122644 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 3.1662885 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 2.810827 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 3.5217500 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 5.63 a |
Inclination (i) | 30.69506° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 84.59642° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 294.59872° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 236.10275° |
2906 Caltech is a main belt asteroid with a diameter of 57.98 kilometers and with a perihelion of 2.8018555 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1122644 and an orbital period of 2057.8994586 days (5.63 years).[1]
Calinger has an average orbital speed of 16.75089193 km/s and a inclination of 30.6904°.
This asteroid was discovered on January 13, 1983 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker.
[edit] References
- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.