8672 Morse
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Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
Discovery date | August 6, 1991 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 8672 |
Alternative names[1] | 1991 PW16 |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 2.8505313 |
Peri | 2.0627471 |
Eccentricity | 0.1603378 |
Orbital period | 1406.4052540 |
Mean anomaly | 154.83590 |
Inclination | 3.39834 |
Longitude of ascending node | 136.69809 |
Argument of peri | 147.29575 |
Absolute magnitude | 14.4 |
8672 Morse (1991 PW16) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on August 6, 1991 by Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of Morse code.