1602 Indiana
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program[1] |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Observatory[1] |
| Discovery date | 14 March 1950 [1] |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1950 GF[1] |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 2011-Aug-27.0[1] | |
| Perihelion | 2.0086 AU[1] |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24409 AU[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.104949[1] |
| Orbital period | 1227.88 days[1] |
| Inclination | 4.162 deg[1] |
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1602 Indiana (1950 GF) is an asteroid discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, on March 14, 1950 by Beryl H. Potter of the Indiana Asteroid Program. It is named for the U.S. state of Indiana and for Indiana University.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 JPL Small-Body Database Browser
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmandel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, v. 1 (Springer, 2003), p. 127, col. 1. ISBN 3540002383
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