29137 Alanboss

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Alanboss
Discovery and designation
Discovered by	C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker
Discovery site	Palomar
Discovery date	October 18, 1987
Designations
MPC designation	29137
Named after	Alan Boss
Alternative names	1987 UY1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion	2.7965615
Perihelion	1.7897155
Eccentricity	0.2195345
Orbital period	1268.3638832
Mean anomaly	337.99993
Inclination	24.93945
Longitude of ascending node	215.09859
Argument of perihelion	168.74541
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.6

29137 Alanboss (1987 UY1) is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1987 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. The asteroid is named after astrophysicist Alan Boss.

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