691 Lehigh
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691 Lehigh
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lehigh |
| Designation | 1909 JG |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery date | December 11, 1909 |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.118 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 3.017 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.663 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.372 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 5.242 a |
| Inclination (i) | 12.990° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 88.374° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 301.531° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 158.818° |
691 Lehigh is a minor planet (the earlier term for an asteroid) orbiting the Sun. It is named "Lehigh" after Lehigh University, where its orbit was calculated in the Masters Thesis of Joseph B. Reynolds, following Metcalf's observations.
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