8967 Calandra

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8967 Calandra
Name
Name Calandra
Designation 14878 T-1
Discovery
Discoverers Cornelis van Houten Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Discovery date May 13, 1971
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.1123428
Semimajor axis (a) 3.0585610 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.7152179 AU
Aphelion (Q) 3.4024995 AU
Orbital period (P) 5.35 a
Inclination (i) 9.74703°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 170.73438°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 173.80059°
Mean anomaly (M) 153.02081°

8967 Calandra is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.7152179 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1123428 and an orbital period of 1954.04 days (5.35 years).[1]

Calandra has an average orbital speed of 17.02993679 km/s and a inclination of 9.74542 °.

The asteroid was discovered in May 13, 1971 by Cornelis van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld.

This asteroid is named for the plant, miliaria calandra.

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