10769 Minas Gerais
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1990 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 10769 |
| Named after | Minas Gerais |
| Alternative names | 1990 UJ5 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.3349672 |
| Perihelion | 2.8185016 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0839308 |
| Orbital period | 1971.2124139 |
| Mean anomaly | 147.70920 |
| Inclination | 9.49738 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 175.01407 |
| Argument of perihelion | 158.70859 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
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10769 Minas Gerais (1990 UJ5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1990 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. The asteroid was named for the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.[1]
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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