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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery date | February 4, 1989 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Iguanodon |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 CB3, 1994 PV30 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch June 3, 2006 (JD 2453890.1370709) | |
| Aphelion | 2.5783541 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0216201 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.2999871 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1210298 |
| Orbital period | 1274.0501293 d (3.49 a) |
| Mean anomaly | 87.69722° |
| Inclination | 5.43504° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 264.40297° |
| Argument of perihelion | 217.84888° |
| Spectral type | S-type asteroid[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 mag |
9941 Iguanodon is an S-type main belt asteroid which orbits the Sun every 3.49 years.[2]
It was discovered on February 4, 1989 by Eric Elst at the European Southern Observatory and given the provisional designation "1989 CB3". It was later renamed "Iguanodon" after the dinosaur genus Iguanodon.[3]
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