3665 Fitzgerald

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Fitzgerald
Discovery and designation
Discovered by A. Mrkos
Discovery site Klet
Discovery date March 19, 1979
Designations
MPC designation 3665
Named after Ella Fitzgerald
Alternative names 1979 FE
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.6331268
Perihelion 2.2032770
Eccentricity 0.0888780
Orbital period 1373.5272164
Mean anomaly 44.82757
Inclination 15.07403
Longitude of ascending node 115.33554
Argument of perihelion 280.49402
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.6

    3665 Fitzgerald (1979 FE) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 19, 1979 by A. Mrkos at Klet. It has a 2:1 orbital resonance with the planet Mars.[1]

    References

    1. Gallardo, Tabaré et al. (August 2011), "Origin and sustainability of the population of asteroids captured in the exterior resonance 1:2 with Mars", Icarus 214 (2): 632–644, arXiv:1105.5108, Bibcode:2011Icar..214..632G, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.05.029. 

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