5688 Kleewyck

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Kleewyck
Discovery and designation
Discovered by E. F. Helin
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date January 12, 1991
Designations
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]

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  2. ^ [2] The Royal Astronomy Society of Canada - Canadian Asteroids

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