2608 Seneca
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | H.-E. Schuster |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | February 17, 1978 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2608 |
| Named after | Seneca the Younger |
| Alternative names | 1978 DA |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.946226945692516 |
| Perihelion | 1.060422508136298 |
| Eccentricity | .5763943459930696 |
| Orbital period | 1446.685773341836 |
| Mean anomaly | 233.446225818674 |
| Inclination | 14.99227693882204 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 168.4808177725534 |
| Argument of perihelion | 35.66134598506379 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Geometric albedo | 0.21 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.52 |
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2608 Seneca (1978 DA) is an Amor asteroid discovered on February 17, 1978 by H.-E. Schuster at La Silla.
On 2062-Mar-22 it will pass 0.254 AU (38,000,000 km; 23,600,000 mi) from the Earth.[1]
References
- ↑ "JPL Close-Approach Data: 2608 Seneca (1978 DA)". 2010-08-19 last obs. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
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