Discovery and designation
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Discovery date | , |
Designations
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MPC designation | 108140 |
Alternate name(s) | 2001 HO |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.1805699 |
Peri | 2.0815525 |
Eccentricity | 0.2088544 |
Orbital period | 1558.8160117 |
Mean anomaly | 295.02544 |
Inclination | 4.44919 |
Longitude of ascending node | 196.87251 |
Argument of peri | 291.79986 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
108140 Alir (2001 HO) is a main-belt asteroid. Its name comprises the two first letters of Alphonse (b. 1927) and Irène (b. 1935) Hernandez, the parents of one of the discoverers of this minor planet.[1]
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