3748 Tatum
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | May 03, 1981 |
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| MPC designation | 3748 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1981 JQ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9229846 |
| Peri | 2.1434762 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1538566 |
| Orbital period | 1472.6870550 |
| Mean anomaly | 319.71602 |
| Inclination | 5.98195 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 33.83894 |
| Argument of peri | 110.54044 |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.7 |
3748 Tatum (1981 JQ) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on May 03, 1981 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named for Jeremy B. Tatum, British Canadian astronomer and former professor of astronomy at the University of Victoria.[2]
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