2845 Franklinken

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Franklinken
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Bowell, E.
Discovery site Flagstaff (AM)
Discovery date July 26, 1981
Designations
MPC designation 2845
Named after Kenneth Franklin
Alternative names 1981 OF
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.6289588
Perihelion 1.8927364
Eccentricity 0.1628200
Orbital period 1241.6676770
Mean anomaly 335.04633
Inclination 6.00943
Longitude of ascending node 144.48337
Argument of perihelion 134.86578
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.4

    2845 Franklinken (1981 OF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 26, 1981 by Bowell, E. at the Anderson Mesa Station of Flagstaff (AM). This asteroid is named for Dr. Kenneth Linn Franklin, a member of the staff of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, and co-discoverer in 1955 of the radio noise coming from the planet Jupiter.

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