6216 San Jose
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Discovery[2] and designation
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| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery date | September 30, 1975 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6216 San Jose |
| Alternative names[1] | 1975 SJ, 1975 VH2, 1984 SV4, 1989 VG |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD2454400.5) | |
| Ap | 3.0335962 AU |
| Peri | 2.4744286 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.7540124 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1015187 |
| Orbital period | 1669.3494503 d |
| Average orbital speed | 0.21565287°/day |
| Mean anomaly | 327.31126° |
| Inclination | 3.77614° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 30.58281° |
| Argument of peri | 29.02200° |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.7 |
6216 San Jose is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun every 4.57 years.[2]
The minor planet was discovered on September 30, 1975 by S. J. Bus at the Palomar Observatory and given the provisional designation 1975 SJ. In 1998 was renamed San Jose to honor the city of San Jose, California, United States, for its long support of nearby Lick Observatory.[3]
[edit] References
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- ^ 6216 San Jose. JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Jim Burns (May 25, 1998). UCSC, Lick Observatory designate asteroid for the city of San Jose. UC Santa Cruz Currents. University of California, Santa Cruz. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
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