8262 Carcich
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Name | |
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Name | Carcich |
Designation | 1985 RG |
Discovery | |
Discoverer | Edward Bowell |
Discovery date | September 14, 1985 |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.2083963 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 2.4181655 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 1.9142288 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 2.9221022 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 3.76 a |
Inclination (i) | 0.99287° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 10.63941° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 10.75355° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 350.65681° |
8262 Carcich is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 1.9123369 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.2083963 and an orbital period of 1373.4961934 days (3.76 years).[1]
Cajigal has an average orbital speed of 19.15063214 km/s and an inclination of 0.99287°.
This asteroid was discovered on September 14, 1985 by Edward Bowell.
This asteroid is named after Brian T. Carcich, developer of computer software.[1]