1925 Franklin-Adams
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| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Franklin-Adams |
| Designation | 1934 RY |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | H. van Gent |
| Discovery date | September 9, 1934 |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.1754147 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.5522771 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.1045702 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 2.9999840 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 4.08 a |
| Inclination (i) | 7.72740° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 113.59123° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 242.26316° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 27.70834° |
1925 Franklin-Adams is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1489.3272944 days (4.08 years).[1]
The asteroid was discovered on September 9, 1934. It is named after English amateur astronomer John Franklin-Adams (1843–1912), who created one of the earliest detailed, photographic atlases of the complete night sky (the Franklin-Adams plates or charts).[2]
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "The Internet Encyclopedia of Science". David Darling. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
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