10856 Bechstein

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Bechstein
Discovery and designation
Discovered by F. Borngen
Discovery site Tautenburg
Discovery date March 4, 1995
Designations
MPC designation 10856
Named after Julius Blüthner
Alternative names 1995 EG8
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.9332737
Perihelion 2.3988001
Eccentricity 0.2423335
Orbital period 2057.6542136
Mean anomaly 5.48852
Inclination 25.93236
Longitude of ascending node 354.26598
Argument of perihelion 310.18144
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.7

    10856 Bechstein (1995 EG8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1995 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg. It was named for Carl Bechstein, a 19th-century piano-maker.[1]

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 25 December 2008. 
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