2064 Thomsen
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | L. Oterma |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | September 8, 1942 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2064 |
| Alternative names | 1942 RQ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.898 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.459 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.178 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.330 |
| Orbital period | 1174.365 days |
| Mean anomaly | 180.454 ° |
| Inclination | 5.702 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 302.235 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 2.391 ° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0549 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.10 |
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2064 Thomsen (1942 RQ) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 8, 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku.
It can approach Mars closely, coming to 15 Gm (15,000 km) in 2103.
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