10709 Ottofranz
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Lowell Observatory's Anderson Mesa Station |
| Discovery date | January 24, 1982 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 10709 |
| Alternative names | 1982 BE1 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.0367191 |
| Perihelion | 2.0771041 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1876512 |
| Orbital period | 1493.3857324 |
| Mean anomaly | 202.57520 |
| Inclination | 6.50172 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 131.06577 |
| Argument of perihelion | 303.05364 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
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10709 Ottofranz (1982 BE1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 24, 1982 by E. Bowell at the Lowell Observatory's Anderson Mesa Station. It was named for astronomer Otto G. Franz.[1]
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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