2504 Gaviola
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carlos Ulrrico Cesco and Klemola, A. R. |
| Discovery site | El Leoncito |
| Discovery date | May 6, 1967 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2504 |
| Named after | Enrique Gaviola |
| Alternative names | 1967 JO |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.9967892 |
| Perihelion | 2.5266108 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0851248 |
| Orbital period | 1676.3441393 |
| Mean anomaly | 40.80908 |
| Inclination | 4.07165 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 10.17351 |
| Argument of perihelion | 158.49253 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
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2504 Gaviola (1967 JO) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 6, 1967 by Carlos Ulrrico Cesco and Klemola, A. R. at El Leoncito. It is named after Enrique Gaviola a famous Argentine astrophysicist.
This object is a member of the Merxia family of asteroids that share similar orbital elements and physical properties. This family was named after the asteroid 808 Merxia. They most likely formed from the breakup of a basalt object, which in turn was spawned from a larger parent body that underwent igneous differentiation.[1]
References
- ↑ Sunshine, Richard P. et al. (August 2004), "High-calcium pyroxene as an indicator of igneous differentiation in asteroids and meteorites", Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39 (8): 1343–1357, Bibcode:2004M&PS...39.1343S, doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00950.x.
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