837 Schwarzschilda

837 Schwarzschilda

Name
Name Schwarzschilda
Designation 1916 AG
Discovery
Discoverer Max Wolf
Discovery date September 23, 1916
Discovery site Heidelberg
Orbital elements
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.041
Semimajor axis (a) 2.299 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.205 AU
Aphelion (Q) 2.393 AU
Orbital period (P) 3.485 a
Inclination (i) 6.729°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 200.140°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 172.462°
Mean anomaly (M) 170.840°

837 Schwarzschilda is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. it is named after Karl Schwarzschild, a physicist and astronomer who had died earlier that year. [1]

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Meanings of minor planet names: 501–1000

Reference

  1. ^ Copyright ©2011 Soylent Communications (see also:NNDB) retrieved 21:31(UTC) 29.10.2011

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