8146 Jimbell
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 28, 1983 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 8146 |
| Alternative names | 1983 WG |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.4167823 |
| Perihelion | 2.1880537 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2192265 |
| Orbital period | 1713.5540267 |
| Mean anomaly | 48.49525 |
| Inclination | 11.29182 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 76.98726 |
| Argument of perihelion | 28.96805 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0795 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
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8146 Jimbell (1983 WG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 28, 1983 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named after James F. Bell III, a planetary scientist at Cornell University, who is notable for his interpretation of the reflectance spectra of solar system bodies.
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Astronomer and Planetary Scientist James F. Bell, III
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