30718 Records

Records
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Indiana Asteroid Program
Discovery site Goethe Link Observatory
Discovery date September 14, 1955
Designations
MPC designation 30718
Alternate name(s) 1955 RB1, 1955 TJ, 1964 PH, 1978 VN13, 2001 KW67
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.6424773
Peri 1.8901805
Eccentricity 0.3167188
Orbital period 1680.5604669
Mean anomaly 176.28322
Inclination 5.29324
Longitude of ascending node 278.40593
Argument of peri 54.88929
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.7

30718 Records (1955 RB1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 1955 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory, Brooklyn, Indiana. The name honors Brenda Records, who served as office manager for the Indiana University Department of Astronomy for over 20 years.[1]

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