Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
Discovery date | October 16, 1990 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 10769 |
Named after | Minas Gerais |
Alternate name(s) | 1990 UJ5 |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.3349672 |
Peri | 2.8185016 |
Eccentricity | 0.0839308 |
Orbital period | 1971.2124139 |
Mean anomaly | 147.70920 |
Inclination | 9.49738 |
Longitude of ascending node | 175.01407 |
Argument of peri | 158.70859 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
10769 Minas Gerais (1990 UJ5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1990 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. The asteroid was named for the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.[1]