5688 Kleewyck
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Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
Discovery site | Palomar |
Discovery date | January 12, 1991 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 5688 |
Alternative names[1] | 1991 AD2 |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.0384933 |
Peri | 2.1963991 |
Eccentricity | 0.1608618 |
Orbital period | 1546.7319938 |
Mean anomaly | 116.02234 |
Inclination | 4.03207 |
Longitude of ascending node | 141.71438 |
Argument of peri | 245.49711 |
Absolute magnitude | 13.2 |
5688 Kleewyck (1991 AD2) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on January 12, 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar. It is named after the name given by the Nuu-chah-nulth of Vancouver Island's west coast to Canadian artist Emily Carr. [2]