10870 Gwendolen
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | G. C. L. Aikman |
| Discovery site | Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria |
| Discovery date | September 25, 1996 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 10870 |
| Alternative names | 1996 SY4 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.8927650 |
| Perihelion | 1.9074562 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2052632 |
| Orbital period | 1358.1424203 |
| Mean anomaly | 58.53430 |
| Inclination | 2.97673 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 69.52297 |
| Argument of perihelion | 276.73427 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
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10870 Gwendolen (1996 SY4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1996 by G. C. L. Aikman at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria. It was named for Gwendolen Aikman, the mother of the asteroid's discoverer.[1]
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 25 December 2008.
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