Discovery[1]
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Discovered by | Lutz D. Schmadel and Freimut Börngen |
Discovery site | Tautenburg |
Discovery date | October 13, 1990 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 14871 |
Named after | Pyramus |
Alternate name(s) | 1990 TH7 |
Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
Ap | 4.0363 |
Peri | 2.547 |
Semi-major axis | 3.29166 |
Eccentricity | 0.226234 |
Orbital period | 2181.33 |
Mean anomaly | 66.212 |
Inclination | 0.995 |
Longitude of ascending node | 5.942 |
Argument of peri | 314.585 |
Physical characteristics
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Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
14871 Pyramus (1990 TH7) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 13, 1990 by Lutz D. Schmadel and Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.[1] It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2 : 1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.[3]
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