8967 Calandra
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Name | |
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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.
[edit] References
- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.