10295 Hippolyta
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | April 12, 1988 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 10295 |
| Named after | Hippolyta |
| Alternative names | 1988 GB |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.6320625 |
| Perihelion | 1.3174971 |
| Eccentricity | 0.3328385 |
| Orbital period | 1013.6229517 |
| Mean anomaly | 64.05570 |
| Inclination | 19.25348 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 21.75152 |
| Argument of perihelion | 222.69373 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.4 |
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10295 Hippolyta (1988 GB) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on April 12, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. The asteroid is named for the Greek mythological figure Hippolyta.[1]
References
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser, retrieved 2008-12-24
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