59239 Alhazen

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Alhazen
Discovery and designation
Discovered by S. Sposetti
Discovery site Gnosca
Discovery date February 7, 1999
Designations
MPC designation 59239
Alternative names[1] 1999 CR2
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.7215506
Peri 1.7805358
Eccentricity 0.2090175
Orbital period 1233.5994242
Mean anomaly 346.18860
Inclination 7.14394
Longitude of ascending node 4.85149
Argument of peri 31.82957
Absolute magnitude 15.7

59239 Alhazen (1999 CR2) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on February 7, 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.

It is named after Ibn al-Haytham.

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