8974 Gregaria

Gregaria
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date September 25, 1973
Designations
MPC designation 8974
Alternate name(s) 3357 T-2
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.4418760
Peri 1.9412702
Eccentricity 0.1142115
Orbital period 1185.0382599
Mean anomaly 163.83209
Inclination 1.03302
Longitude of ascending node 44.67151
Argument of peri 49.94094
Absolute magnitude (H) 15.1

8974 Gregaria (3357 T-2) is an asteroid orbiting in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered September 25, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, using photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels on the Schmidt telescope at the Palomar observatory. Little is known about this object, beyond the orbital parameters.[1]

References

  1. ^ Yeomans, Donald K.. "8974 Gregaria (3357 T-2)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=8974+Gregaria. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
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