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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin & S. J. Bus | |||||||||
| Discovery date | June 25, 1979 | |||||||||
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Designations
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| MPC designation | (9918) 1979 MK3 | |||||||||
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 CX | |||||||||
| Minor planet category |
Main Belt asteroid | |||||||||
| Epoch October 27, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Ap | 3.5132157 AU | |||||||||
| Peri | 2.6990087 AU | |||||||||
| Semi-major axis | 3.1061122 AU | |||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.1310653 | |||||||||
| Orbital period | 1999.5125633 d | |||||||||
| Mean anomaly | 247.55320° | |||||||||
| Inclination | 6.14931° | |||||||||
| Longitude of ascending node | 133.76801° | |||||||||
| Argument of peri | 333.24306° | |||||||||
| Surface temp. Kelvin Celsius |
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 | |||||||||
(9918) 1979 MK3 is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 5.47 years.[1] It is associated with the Hygiea family of asteroids.[2]
Discovered on June 25, 1979 by Eleanor Helin and Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1979 MK3".[3]
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