|
Discovery
|
|
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
|
Designations
|
|
| MPC designation | 8598 |
| Named after | Black Grouse |
| Alternate name(s) | 2202 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6022931 |
| Peri | 2.7030303 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1426196 |
| Orbital period | 2044.6289104 |
| Mean anomaly | 321.20930 |
| Inclination | 0.55121 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 295.57129 |
| Argument of peri | 189.72290 |
|
Physical characteristics
|
|
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
8598 Tetrix (2202 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.