5074 Goetzoertel
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana University |
| Discovery site | Brooklyn, Indiana |
| Discovery date | 24 August 1949 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5074 |
| Alternative names | 1949 QQ1 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.2982035 |
| Perihelion | 2.6895627 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1016474 |
| Orbital period | 1892.1286921 |
| Mean anomaly | 67.65565 |
| Inclination | 8.55349 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 309.81229 |
| Argument of perihelion | 89.10036 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.7 |
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5074 Goetzoertel (1949 QQ1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 24, 1949, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana. It was named for Goetz V. Oertel, a president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.
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