7103 Wichmann

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1953 GH
Discovery and designation
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date April 7, 1953
Designations
MPC designation (7103) 1953 GH
Alternative names 1953 GN1, 1991 PS18
Minor planet category main belt asteroid
Orbital characteristics
Aphelion 3.2565385 AU
Perihelion 2.7703467 AU
Semi-major axis 3.0134426 AU
Eccentricity 0.0806705 AU
Orbital period 5.23 yrs.
Mean anomaly 124.38768 deg.
Inclination 10.14591 deg.
Longitude of ascending node 183.66725 deg.
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.1 mag

    7103 Wichmann (provisional designation: 1953 GH) is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Heidelberg, Germany, on April 7, 1953. It is named for Moritz Ludwig George Wichmann a 19th-century German astronomer specializing in minor planet observation.

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