3015 Candy
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Name | |
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Name | Candy |
Designation | 2148 P-L |
Discovery | |
Discoverer | E. Bowell |
Discovery date | November 9, 1980 |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.165 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 3.395 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 2.835 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 3.956 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 6.257a |
Inclination (i) | 17.425° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 38.461° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 301.432° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 151.981° |
3015 Candy is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.835 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.143 and an orbital period of 2285 days (6.26 years).[1]
The asteroid was discovered on November 9, 1980 by E. Bowell at Lowell Observatory. [1]