3917 Franz Schubert

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3917 Franz Schubert
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Freimut Börngen
Discovery date February 15, 1961
Designations
Alternative names 1961 CX, 1976 GT2, 1977 RU1, 1981 TY3, 1987 HU1
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch May 14, 2008 (JD 2454600.5)
Aphelion 2.4114435 AU
Perihelion 2.3049035 AU
Semi-major axis 2.3581735 AU
Eccentricity 0.0225895
Orbital period 1322.7021880 d (3.62 y)
Mean anomaly 72.87339°
Inclination 2.42665°
Longitude of ascending node 137.13205°
Argument of perihelion 298.76410°

3917 Franz Schubert is a main-belt asteroid discovered by Freimut Börngen in Tautenburg on February 15, 1961. It is named after the composer Franz Schubert

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Harvard SAO/NASA ADS Astronomy Abstract Service, "Die Entdeckung des kleinen Planeten (3917) Franz Schubert"
  2. ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser, *3917 Franz Schubert