Discovery and designation
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Discovery date | , |
Designations
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MPC designation | 73885 |
Alternate name(s) | 1997 EV |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 2.9015462 |
Peri | 1.7809892 |
Eccentricity | 0.2393056 |
Orbital period | 1308.5039856 |
Mean anomaly | 98.31685 |
Inclination | 23.52820 |
Longitude of ascending node | 18.44191 |
Argument of peri | 66.23749 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
73885 Kalaymoodley (1997 EV) is a main-belt asteroid.
This asteroid was discovered by Andrea Boattini on 1 March 1997 as part of the Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Objects Survey, and was named for Kalayvany Moodley, a close friend of the discoverer.[1]