72804 Caldentey

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72804 Caldentey
Name
Name Caldentey
Designation 2001 GQ
Discovery
Discoverer S. Sanchez
Discovery date April 11, 2001
Discovery site Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.0822224
Semimajor axis (a) 2.9731440 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.7301666 AU
Aphelion (Q) 3.2169358 AU
Orbital period (P) 5.152 a
Inclination (i) 12.14972°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 63.98286°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 240.79531°
Mean anomaly (M) 296.40495°

72804 Caldentey is an asteroid of the solar system. Discovered in 2001, it has a greater semimajor axis equal to 2.9731440 AU, an eccentricity of 0.0822224, and a slope of 12.14972°.[1]

This asteroid is named for Maria-Dolors Caldentey Rius, a founding member of the Mallorca Observatory. [1]

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