3792 Preston
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | E. Shoemaker and C. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | March 22, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3792 |
| Alternative names | 1985 FA |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.7979539 |
| Perihelion | 1.7855313 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2208849 |
| Orbital period | 1267.2058393 |
| Mean anomaly | 296.13905 |
| Inclination | 23.68784 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 63.38622 |
| Argument of perihelion | 51.05355 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
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3792 Preston (1985 FA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1985 by E. Shoemaker and C. Shoemaker at Palomar. It was named for author Richard Preston, who wrote a book about Carolyn Shoemaker.
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