72804 Caldentey
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Name | |
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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]