38086 Beowulf
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Name | |
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Name | Beowulf |
Designation | 1999 JB |
Discovery | |
Discoverer | Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search |
Discovery date | May 5, 1999 |
Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | .56624405 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 1.4203290 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 0.6160762 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 2.2245819 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 1.69 a |
Inclination (i) | 23.6665° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 165.37440° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 178.86140° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 62.873968° |
38086 Beowulf is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 618.2752603 days (1.69 years).[1]
The asteroid was discovered in May 5, 1999.
[edit] References
- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.