5143 Heracles
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. S. |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 7, 1991 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5143 |
| Named after | Heracles |
| Alternative names | 1991 VL |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch August 27, 2011 (JD 2455800.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.24995768 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.41793075 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 1.833944219 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.77211370 |
| Orbital period | 2.48363279 yr (907.146878 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 300.40904° |
| Inclination | 9.033253° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 309.58979° |
| Argument of perihelion | 227.69560° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
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5143 Heracles (1991 VL) is an Apollo asteroid, Mercury grazer, Mars crosser and near-Earth object discovered on November 7, 1991 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar Observatory.
References
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 5143 Heracles Retrieved 2011-09-02
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