6941 Dalgarno
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Discovery and designation
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Discovery site | Harvard Observatory |
Discovery date | December 16, 1976 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 6941 |
Alternative names[1] | 1976 YA |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.3148167 |
Peri | 2.2435033 |
Eccentricity | 0.1927405 |
Orbital period | 1692.2665066 |
Mean anomaly | 270.85808 |
Inclination | 15.42246 |
Longitude of ascending node | 241.42003 |
Argument of peri | 196.25327 |
Absolute magnitude | 12.4 |
6941 Dalgarno (1976 YA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 16, 1976 at Harvard Observatory. It is named for the astronomer Alexander Dalgarno. [2]