8816 Gamow

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Gamow
Discovery and designation
Discovered by L. G. Karachkina
Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
Discovery date December 17, 1984
Designations
MPC designation 8816
Alternative names[1] 1984 YN1
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.9213548
Peri 1.9928808
Eccentricity 0.1889356
Orbital period 1406.8162435
Mean anomaly 65.68279
Inclination 3.10871
Longitude of ascending node 26.30485
Argument of peri 359.58806
Absolute magnitude 13.7

8816 Gamow (1984 YN1) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on December 17, 1984 by Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It was named after Russian-Ukrainian scientist George Gamow.

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